Object Image

Fragment of a Border with Repeated Pattern of Fantastic Winged Animals

Unknown Artist

A four-legged animal pattern repeats in the top register, and winged birds appear in the central and bottom register. The birds, which are significantly larger in the central panel, may be peacocks.

Credit: Gift of J. H. Wade

1500s-1600s

Bleached linen: needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions) and fringe

28.8 x 143.2 cm

1920.1245

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023

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The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art

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