Granada
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Granada
- Identifier
- 28.322
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- Probably acquired in Spain by Adolfo Loewi, Venice; 1928, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $2745 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: June 7, 1928) NOTES: [1] Seven textiles (MFA accession nos. 28.320 - 28.326) were purchased for this amount. / Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Velvet 96%
- Embroidery 93%
- Velvet 96%
- Depiction
- Vegetal motif 36%
- Vegetal motif 36%
- Dimension
- 37 cm (height)38 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Ground: neutral violet silk, much worn. Design: almost completely covering ground, resembles Spanish-Arabic wall decoration; woven with neutral yellow, neutral green, blue, reddish violet, and a little white silk.
