Fragment of a Band with Confronted Birds, a Formal Tree, and Smaller Animals
Unknown Artist
1500s
Medium
needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
39.1 × 45.6 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1920.1142
About this artwork
Birds, perhaps eagles, confront each other on this corner fragment. Of particular interest is how they are surrounded by smaller animals and framed by a geometric structure. This could reference a family’s heraldry, or show the lace maker’s skill in rendering figural and geometric motifs.