Exotic Gold-patterned Silk
1360–1400
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Exotic Gold-patterned Silk, 1360–1400. Italy, Venice, last third of 14th century. Silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/3 twill (lampas); overall: 21.6 x 31.1 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.); mounted: 30.5 x 39.4 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.69
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- silk, gold thread; a combination of two weaves, 2/1 twill and 1/3 twill (lampas)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.6 x 31.1 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.); Mounted: 30.5 x 39.4 cm (12 x 15 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1954.69
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church, Renaissance Textiles (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115, <em>Gallery 214 installation</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 1991). (after 3 months from gallery for restoration)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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