Border with Crowned and Double-Headed Birds
Unknown Artist
18th-19th century
Medium
Needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one direction) and bobbin lace edging; bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
35.6 × 154.3 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Page
Accession Number
1921.85
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.