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German
1669
Object Place: Germany (possibly)
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk, wool, cotton, and metallic thread; beads applied
Dimensions
52.3 x 65 cm (20 9/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.289
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCenter top, Saint Catharine, center bottom, Virgin and child, variety of birds, animals, flowers and plants and geometric ornaments scattered over ground. Worked with white cotton, polychrome silks and gold and silver metal thread in tent, rococo and knot stitches. Eyes of two birds and of Saint Catharine formed by jet beads. Hair of Saint Catharine and of lion made of looped threads. In lower left center: 1669 MAÖ. Worn in many places. Several small holes.
ProvenanceLent by Miss Elizabeth Day McCormick, February 15, 1943; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, 1943