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Fragment
Italian (Lucca)
14th century
Object Place: Lucca, Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk lampas or compound weave with supplementary discontinuous patterning weft of linen threads wrapped with gilt animal membrane
Dimensions
17.5 x 14.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
1931 Purchase Fund
Accession Number35.80
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment woven in pattern of female figure training a falcon beneath large arching flower in green, white, and blue.
ProvenanceStädtisches Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf. By 1934, Dr. H. Burg, Haarlem, the Netherlands; 1935, sold by Dr. H. Burg to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 7, 1935)