Border of Brocatelle with Adoration of the Christ Child

Description Provenance Credit

Description This type of textile is known as a Florentine repeat border fabric: woven in long strips, then cut and sewn on vestments. There is a similar piece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Provenance Acquired by Saidie A. May; given to Walters Art Museum, 1945.

Credit Gift of Mrs. Saidie A. May, 1945

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Creator

Umbrian (Artist)

Period

15th century (Renaissance)

Medium

colored and metal threads with red taffeta lining
(Textiles)

Accession Number

83.649

Measurements

H: 11 x W: 18 3/4 in. (28 x 47.7 cm)

Geographies

Italy, Siena (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View