Fragment

14th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Arranged in horizontal rows, a lion with a peacock tail attacking a gazelle, and a phoenix attacking a smaller bird, in gold metallic thread. The ground is a fine herringbone twill with small ivy vines, in gold on green with blue blossoms.

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Title: Fragment
Date Created: 14th century
Location Created: Lucca, Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic (beaten gold on vellum wrapped around white silk core) Technique: 2 integrated structures (lampas)
Credit line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Gold Metal Silk Textile Vellum Weaving