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Fragment

14th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Widely spaced motifs of a griffin. A fleur-de-lys and a vine leaf in metallic gold ona plain weave background.

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Details

Title: Fragment
Date Created: 14th century
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, gold foil on gut wrapped around silk core Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocading)
Credit line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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