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Detail
Textile fragments
Italian
late 14th–15th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk and gold metallic thread
Dimensions
40.5 x 31.8 cm (15 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.774a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment with neutral blue satin ground patterned with dogs gazing at duck flying into conventionalized cloud surrounded by rays of light. Dog and duck woven with tarnished gold thread (gilded skin wound on linen), clouds, conventionalized plants and bird on a branch woven with green, cream, and white silk. Worn and faded, three pieces sewed together. 1972 - taken apart, labled a, b, c.