Medium:

Medium: silk, metal wrapped linen Technique:combination of two structures; 4&1 satin plus 2/2 twill and metallic in 3/1 twill

Dimensions:

Warp x Weft: 28.6 x 23.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Orphrey band

Made in:

Italy

Date:

16th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Scene of the Annunciation in coral and yellow silk plus gold.

Credit Line:

Gift of John Pierpont Morgan

Accession Number:

1902-1-736

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/kq4607e2424-11a9-4df4-a85b-d411d0c8b5c2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1902-1-736