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Source Description
The repeated sun and cross motifs, representing Christ and the Crucifixion, suggest this lace panel may have been used to ornament a Christian vestment, perhaps worn by a clergy member.
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Document identity
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100780
label
Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
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100780
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object
title
Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns
description
The repeated sun and cross motifs, representing Christ and the Crucifixion, suggest this lace panel may have been used to ornament a Christian vestment, perhaps worn by a clergy member.
date
1500s–1600s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79493368
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Lace
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1
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Overall: 23.1 x 91.5 cm (9 1/8 x 36 in.)
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Italy
accession
1920.116
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)
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Panel with Birds, Flowers, and Suns, 1500s–1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); overall: 23.1 x 91.5 cm (9 1/8 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1160
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T - Lace
didYouKnow
Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality.
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Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:57.613000
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100780
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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 two directions)
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photo
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