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Cloth
Italian
16th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk; weaving, heraldic design
Dimensions
52.2 x 93.3 cm (20 9/16 x 36 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number48.1256
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece of compound satin; deep green with secondary yellow weft, satin background with elaborate symmetrical heraldic design in plain cloth weave; symbols are Humilitas crowned, unicorn with flying scarf, camel-- lying in a basket-- bearing leaves or feathers on its back, beribboned frame, serpent swallowing figure, pyramided mounds surmounted by sun, and three interlocking rings on background design of scrolling foliage; right selvedge present.
ProvenanceRenato Bacchi, Milan and New York; sold from Bacchi to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles [see note 1]; 1948, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $225. (Accession Date: November 18, 1948)
NOTES:
[1] Bacchi had one-half interest in this cloth.
NOTES:
[1] Bacchi had one-half interest in this cloth.