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Piece of weaving
Italian (Umbrian)
Probably 16th century
Object Place: Umbria, Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk; weaving, brocaded, embroidered
Dimensions
25 x 50.5 cm (9 13/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number57.552
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular piece, full loom width. Alternating bands of plain corrugated cloth and plain cloth brocaded with yellow, orange, tan, pink and violet silks and bright gold yarns; pattern shows geometric motives and stylized cocks. Linen warps; cotton wefts elsewhere. A narrow band of geometric ornament embroidered along one end. Silk yarns faded; gold yarns covered with copper-green patina in spots. Tears along one side.
Provenance1946, Giorgio Sangiorgi (b. 1886 - d. 1965), Rome; 1946, sold by Sangiorgi to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1957, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $220. (Accession Date: June 5, 1957)