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Source Description
In this panel, a pair of panthers, a common motif in Russian textiles, flank a stylized Tree of Life. Two different types of birds fly above the scene. One bird is small, while the other is larger and similar to a peacock. The diamond patterning and geometric motifs throughout this lace are characteristic of Russian “peasant laces.”
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Document identity
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114567
label
Panel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs
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Source metadata
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114567
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object
title
Panel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs
description
In this panel, a pair of panthers, a common motif in Russian textiles, flank a stylized Tree of Life. Two different types of birds fly above the scene. One bird is small, while the other is larger and similar to a peacock. The diamond patterning and geometric motifs throughout this lace are characteristic of Russian “peasant laces.”
date
1700s–1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80007324
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 57.4 x 90.2 cm (22 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.)
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Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1700s-1800s
accession
1934.193
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
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Panel with Panthers, Birds, and Floral Motifs, 1700s–1800s. Russia, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1700s-1800s. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 57.4 x 90.2 cm (22 5/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Rollin J. Stickle, 1934.193
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
The Tree of Life, panther, and peacock are all ancient symbolic motifs introduced into lace patterns during the latter eighteenth century.
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Gift of Mrs. Rollin J. Stickle
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2026-05-29 06:00:42.887000
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114567
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Textiles
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T - Lace
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions)
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1
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0
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photo
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