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Valance: The Five Senses
Swiss
dated 1610
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Embroidered wool
Dimensions
50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number64.528
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPossibly for foot of bed. Polychrome wools, silks and metal threads worked primarily in Hungarian stitch with some fancy and laid work. Nobleman and his lady enact the five senses; also appropriate symbolic animals. From left to right: Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Variety of fauna, flora and archetectural motifs. Scalloped border at bottom of green wool. In top center are coats of arms of families from Memmingen/ Wurttemberg, Germany: dexter side Heinzel and sinister side Schorer.