1301 / 1500, Italy

1301 / 1500, Italy

Identifier
30.774a-c
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
40.5 cm (height)
31.8 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Fragment with neutral blue satin ground patterned with dogs gazing at duck flying into conventionalized cloud surrounded by rays of light. Dog and duck woven with tarnished gold thread (gilded skin wound on linen), clouds, conventionalized plants and bird on a branch woven with green, cream, and white silk. Worn and faded, three pieces sewed together. 1972 - taken apart, labled a, b, c.