Harvard Art Museums > 1952.93: Pieta Tapestry Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Pieta Tapestry (Unidentified Artist) , 1952.93,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215039. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1952.93 People Unidentified Artist Title Pieta Tapestry Classification Textile Arts Work Type rug Date 1920s Places Creation Place: Europe, Poland Culture Polish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215039 Physical Descriptions Medium Linen warp with wool weft Technique Compound weave Dimensions 141 x 100.3 cm (55 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Howard Leman, Boston, Massachusetts gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1952. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of J. Howard Leman Accession Year 1952 Object Number 1952.93 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Tapestry woven rug in bright colours, depicting a Madonna wearing a decorative cope/cloak with jewelled border with sacred heart pierced by seven lines (Sorrows?); being crowned by two winged angels. Christ, grey with death, is draped over her knees under a columned archway with two gamaganglia in corners; dark blue ground with borders top and bottom of stylized flowering vine and tears; linen warp and wool weft; linen self fringe (c. 5 inches wide); black cotton twill hanging sleeve at top for a pole (fringe is folded) Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
