Border with Crowned and Double-Headed Birds

18th-19th century

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This long border may have functioned as a valance, a decorative drapery made for attachment at the frame of the bed. Crowned double-headed eagles confront peacocks, while smaller birds fly above them.

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Title: Border with Crowned and Double-Headed Birds
Date Created: 18th-19th century
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 35.6 x 154.3 cm (14 x 60 3/4 in.)
Type: Lace
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.85
Medium: Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.)
Fun Fact: Handmade lace for marriage dowries was produced in large quantities in Russia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Department: Textiles
Culture: Russia, 18th-19th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page
Collection: Textiles
Accession Number: 1921.85

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Birds Lace Linen Textile