Table Scarf of natural woven linen with Buratto needle lace in a Garden of Eden design

Title
Table Scarf of natural woven linen with Buratto needle lace in a Garden of Eden design
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Description
Table Scarf of natural woven linen with Buratto needle lace in a Garden of Eden design with Adam under the apple tree tasting the forbidden fruit with Eve.
Provenance
Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
Motif
Garden of Eden
Work Type
tea cloths
Location
Italy
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1900.034.015
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Linen
Technique
Buratto needle lace
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Buratto is an Italian needle lace made by darning on net. Unlike filet it is darned onto woven net rather than knotted net like filet. Purchased in Florence, Italy.