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Source Description
The detailed and elegant craftsmanship of this piece of lace clearly delineates the dragon, with its extended tongue, pointy scales along its neck and tail, and clawed feet. To its right is an architectural element, most likely a castle.
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Document identity
localId
100761
label
Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
100761
contentType
object
title
Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation
description
The detailed and elegant craftsmanship of this piece of lace clearly delineates the dragon, with its extended tongue, pointy scales along its neck and tail, and clawed feet. To its right is an architectural element, most likely a castle.
date
1500s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79493266
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Lace
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
cul
Italy
accession
1920.1143
Source extras
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Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
tombstone
Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation, 1500s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1143
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
This piece has a counterpart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (20.186.359).
creditline
Gift of J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:26:53.726000
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100761
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Textiles
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T - Lace
med
Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
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1
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0
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photo
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