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Source Description
This large cloth shows a repeated pattern of confronted peacocks flanked by decorative motifs. More birds appear in the register above, and a pattern of four-legged animals is in the register below.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
96170
label
Cloth with Border of Peacocks and Vegetation
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
96170
contentType
object
title
Cloth with Border of Peacocks and Vegetation
description
This large cloth shows a repeated pattern of confronted peacocks flanked by decorative motifs. More birds appear in the register above, and a pattern of four-legged animals is in the register below.
date
1600s–1700s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79478782
genreSpecific
Lace
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 80.3 x 334.3 cm (31 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.)
cul
Italy
accession
1916.1884
Source extras
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plain weave bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
tombstone
Cloth with Border of Peacocks and Vegetation, 1600s–1700s. Italy. Plain weave bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); overall: 80.3 x 334.3 cm (31 5/8 x 131 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1916.1884
collection
T - Lace
didYouKnow
Based on the ancient belief that the peacock’s flesh never decayed, they became a symbol of immortality and the Resurrection of Christ.
citations
citation
Ricci, Elisa. Old Italian Lace. 1913.
page_number
v. 1 no. 98
citation
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Annette Finnigan Collection of Laces. [Houston]: [Biggers printing Company], 1940.
page_number
p. 7 no. 1
creditline
Dudley P. Allen Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:10:42.903000
sourceId
96170
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Textiles
coll
T - Lace
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plain weave bleached linen (est.): needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction)
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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