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Border with Mounted and Standing Figures, Chariots, and Animals
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Border with Mounted and Standing Figures, Chariots, and Animals

1800s · Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Animals viewed in profile, some with their legs raised, indicate movement, such as a parade or procession. The human figures are also shown in profile, with the exception of the central figure riding a chariot, who is shown frontally. There is one figure riding a donkey, with another on horseback, holding a sword. On the far right, a man and woman appear engaged in conversation. Meanwhile, various animals fill the space defying all rules of perspective, with the bird in the center appearing larger than some of the humans.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineBorder with Mounted and Standing Figures, Chariots, and Animals, 1800s. Spain ?, 1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 76.2 x 219.1 cm (30 x 86 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Florence A. Hamilton, 1939.453

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