1701 / 1900, Kos
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1701 / 1900, Kos
- Identifier
- 50.2626
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- 1950, Irene Rothschild (Mrs. Solomon R.) Guggenheim (b. 1868 - d. 1954), New York; 1950, gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1950) / Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim
- Collection
- Technique
- Velvet 27%
- Embroidery 41%
- Embroidery 100%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 70%
- Floral motif 69%
- Floral motif 38%
- Floral motif 70%
- Dimension
- 253 cm (height)314 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Eight tapering linen panels embroidered with polychrome silk yarns. Design of six outer panels shows repeating "Queen" patterns, alternating red and green; central panels embroidered with King and Queen pattern, and small birds; "gable" of central archway repeats these patterns and adds variety of birds; in spandrels are large confronting birds, human figures and double-headed eagles. Linen yellowed, some yarns rotted; pieced and mended in places.
