Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees
Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Birds and Trees

1500s

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Plant motifs, such as the blooming bushes found here, flanked by birds, were popular for their associations with well-being or blessing.

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