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Source Description
The dark yellow ground of the unbleached linen allows for the pattern, worked in bleached linen in the buratto technique, to stand out. Brown silk thread has also been incorporated, adding a shimmering effect to the contrasting colors.
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100737
label
Fragment of a Border with Abstract Pattern
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100737
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object
title
Fragment of a Border with Abstract Pattern
description
The dark yellow ground of the unbleached linen allows for the pattern, worked in bleached linen in the buratto technique, to stand out. Brown silk thread has also been incorporated, adding a shimmering effect to the contrasting colors.
date
1500s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79493149
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 8 x 19.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
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Italy, Sicily, 1500s
accession
1920.1123
Source extras
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Unbleached and bleached linen (est.), or cotton (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); brown silk (est.): bobbin lace edging
tombstone
Fragment of a Border with Abstract Pattern, 1500s. Italy, Sicily, 1500s. Unbleached and bleached linen (est.), or cotton (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); brown silk (est.): bobbin lace edging; overall: 8 x 19.1 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1123
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T - Lace
didYouKnow
The frayed quality of the fragment causes the buratto pattern to appear abstracted, but it was likely a flowering vine.
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Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:45.619000
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100737
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Unbleached and bleached linen (est.), or cotton (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); brown silk (est.): bobbin lace edging
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