Cloth with Border of Crowned Double-Headed Eagles with Various Emblems, Birds, and Other Animals
1800–1899
- Medium
- Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in two directions), bobbin lace insert and edging, and crochet insert
- Dimensions
- Overall: 62.4 x 132.3 cm (24 9/16 x 52 1/16 in.)
- Genre
- Lace
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Italy, 1800s
About
A range of techniques were used to create textural variation in this lace cloth: buratto, 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.