Cleveland Museum of Art

Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs

1700s

MediumPlain weave wool with needle lace, burato insertion (twined ground and darned in two directions), filet/lacis border and edging (knotted ground and darned in one direction), drawn work, and embroidery; bleached linen (est.), wool (est.), and cotton (est.)

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionCleveland Museum of Art

This lace was given to the museum by Louise Tifft Brown, a native Clevelander who became an expert in lace while living in Venice for 35 years.

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Cloth with Border of Vegetal Motifs and Insertion with Bird Motifs

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