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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.246
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Perugian towel
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Umbria, Perugia
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214861

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Linen plain weave with woad (indigo-dyed cotton)
Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
40 x 52.7 cm (15 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Robert H. Monks, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1927

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Monks
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.246
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Towel with two selvedges of linen plain weave with wide stipe of diaper (bird's eye twill) incorporating "woad" (indigo-dyed cotton). Repeat pattern of dragons affronted.

Verification Level

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