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Textile Fragment

13th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Linen warp woven in cream-coloured silk with rows of medallions each containing paired griffons in circles with rosettes fill the interspaces.

Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
1200-1300s, Italian/Spanish; Compound weave, half silk, paired griffons
Physical description
Linen warp woven in cream-coloured silk with rows of medallions each containing paired griffons in circles with rosettes fill the interspaces.
Object history
Purchased from Monsieur Stanislas Baron
Collection
Accession number
777-1893

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Record createdNovember 16, 2005
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