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Jun 23, 2011
Jun 23, 2011
Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation
Fragment of a Band with Dragon, Castle, and Vegetation
1500s
Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction); bleached linen (est.)
Overall: 35.7 x 32.5 cm (14 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1143
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This piece has a counterpart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (20.186.359).
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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