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Fragment of silk compound cloth

Italian
14th century
Object Place: Italy

Medium/Technique Silk; compound weave
Dimensions 23.8 x 25.8 cm (9 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number47.1039
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionIrregular fragment of silk compound cloth. Reversible fabric of grayish purple and light pinkish neutral yellow, lobed medallions enclosing symmetrical tree topped by monogram of the Virgin, palmettes and two pairs of birds in interspaces.
Provenance1947, Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1947, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $560. (Accession Date: May 8, 1947)