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Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
19th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A range of techniques were used to create textural variation in this lace cloth: <em>buratto</em>, bobbin, and crochet. Figural motifs appear within the inserted buratto bands. Different birds, with crosses visible on their chests, crowned double-headed eagles, and feline figures facing a vessel may allude to the heraldic symbols of a particular family.
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- Title: Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
- Date Created: 19th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.)
- Type: Lace
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.315
- Medium: Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert; bleached linen (est.)
- Fun Fact: This cloth was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.
- Department: Textiles
- Culture: Italy, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Louise Tifft Brown
- Collection: Textiles
- Accession Number: 1933.315
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