Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
Unknown Artist
1500s-1600s
Medium
needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
23.1 × 91.5 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1920.1160
About this artwork
The repeated sun and cross motifs, representing Christ and the Crucifixion, suggest this lace panel may have been used to ornament a Christian vestment, perhaps worn by a clergy member.