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Sicilian
16th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; damask
Dimensions
Overall (Object folded; old dimension retained): 11.5 x 78 cm (4 1/2 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.729
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed silk ground, with a design in white linen, of two lion like beasts affronted with a castle between them. A narrow border at the top and bottom with a running vine design and a narrow red silk fringe across the bottom.
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.