Brocade

Spanish (Arabic)

10th century

Medium/Technique Silk

Dimensions 11 x 35 cm (4 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.35 x 0.11 including piece sewed on side

Credit Line Harriet Otis Cruft Fund

Accession Number26.795

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionDesign of bands of geometric and interlacing forms woven with red, yellow, white, green, and dark neutral violet silk. Very much worn.

ProvenanceProbably acquired in Spain by Adolfo Loewi, Venice; 1926, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $45. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)