The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 6, 2023

Border with Stags, Fountains, and Trees

1500s

Italy, Sicily, 16th century

Needle lace, burato (twined ground and darned in one direction) and applied fringe; bleached linen (est.)

Overall: 13.5 x 177.3 cm (5 5/16 x 69 13/16 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.1138

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Plant motifs, such as the blooming bushes found here, flanked by birds, were popular for their associations with well-being or blessing.

Description

Prancing stags, represented with their heads turned backward, flank an ornate fountain. The fountain motif could allude to rejuvenation and immortality.

Exhibition history

Renaissance lace rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2012-December 9, 2013).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1138