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Fragment of brocade
Spanish (Arabic)
13th century
Object Place: Spain
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
12 x 18.5 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number48.377
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTwo blue bands with repeating interlacing diamond motif on either side of a band of red script bordered with yellow chevron pattern.
Provenance1946, Giorgio Sangiorgi (b. 1886 - d. 1965), Rome; 1946, sold by Sangiorgi to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1948, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $35. (Accession Date: May 13, 1948)