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Textile fragment: Eagles/Venice
Italian
14th century
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
12 x 15 cm (4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .15 x .12
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number04.255
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPale neutral orange silk ground, originally probably a deep pink. The all-over design consists of an eagle holding a branch in his beak, enclosed in an ogival frame, woven linen thread wound with very much tarnished gilded gold beaters skin, and a little pale blue silk.