Textile fragment

Italian (Sicily)

13th century

Object Place: Sicily, Italy

Medium/Technique Silk compound weave

Dimensions 12.5 x 14 cm (4 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number48.381

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGold colored silk textile patterned with eight-pointed star with fleur de lis attached to each point

ProvenanceRaphael Stora, New York; sold by Stora to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1948, sold by Loewi to the MFAfor $35. (Accession Date: May 13, 1948)