Medium:

Medium: silk, metal wrapped around linen core Technique: samite (complementary weft twill with inner warps)

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft (A): 41 x 19 cm (16 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Warp x Weft (B): 7.6 x 34.3 cm (3 in. x 13 1/2 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Fragment

Made in:

Spain

Date:

13th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Eight-pointed stars containing eagle in profile, alternate with rosette and leaves. In off-white and rose pink.

Credit Line:

Gift of John Pierpont Morgan

Accession Number:

1902-1-253-a,b

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44b7cc971-1109-42e3-9109-5453eab41ede

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1902-1-253-a_b