Border with Stags, Fountains, and Trees
Unknown Artist
1500s
Medium
Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) and applied fringe; bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
13.5 × 177.3 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1921.1138
About this artwork
Prancing stags, represented with their heads turned backward, flank an ornate fountain. The fountain motif could allude to rejuvenation and immortality.