Medium:

Medium: silk, gold thread Technique: embroidery

Dimensions:

diam.: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Roundel

Object Name:

Roundel

Made in:

Belgium

Date:

15th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Five small roundels embroidered in colored silks and gold. Three illustrate scenes from the legend of St. Catherine of Alexandria; two other scenes from the life of St. Martin.

Credit Line:

Gift of Irwin Untermyer

Accession Number:

1962-8-1-e

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq421e0c549-5021-4a50-aa40-c899ee418bcf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1962-8-1-e