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Textile
14th–15th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Purplish-gray ground with design entirely in gold. Pattern arranged in offset horizontal rows. Paired hound attacking goose separated by broad curving branches and palm leaves; small blossoms in interspaces.
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Details
- Title: Textile
- Date Created: 14th–15th century
- Location Created: Possibly Lucca, Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: lampas, 4 harness broken twill plus 1/3 twill
- Credit line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
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