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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1922.2
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Embroidered fragment
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
14th-15th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Spain
Culture
Spanish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215166

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plain-woven wool
Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
114.3 x 71.76 cm (45 x 28 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1922

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1922
Object Number
1922.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two pieces of plain woven wool stitched together horizontally, embroidered in stem and cross stitches with motifs of shot stag alternating with a cross on the diagonal with stylized floral ends. Field scattered with motifs of stylized flowers, birds and animals. Birds around right and lower borders. White, blue, green and yellow accents on red ground.

Verification Level

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