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Piece of brocade
Spanish(?)
16th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 46 x 26 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.487
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed satin ground. The design of a two-headed eagle, arrows, conventional flowers and two small birds, is woven with light green, dark blue and yellow silk. The piece is much worn.
ProvenanceAcquired by the donor by exchange with the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.,From the Collection bought by them of Salvadore & Son of Florence, Italy, in 1897.