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Fragment of brocade
Italian
1375–1400
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; brocade
Dimensions
33.4 x 17 cm (13 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number52.488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrocaded with gilded animal membrane wound on a linen core on a compound ground of white, green, blue and rose silks. Symmetrical pattern of confronted lions, their heads turned back, each with a short cape blowing out behind him. Not a complete repeat. Very worn, gold worn off.
ProvenanceRatton (probably either Maurice or Charles Ratton), Paris; sold by Ratton to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1952, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $60. (Accession Date: May 15, 1952)