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Source 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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2197
label
Border of Brocatelle with Adoration of the Christ Child
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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2197
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object
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normalized
title
Border of Brocatelle with Adoration of the Christ Child
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.
date
15th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Textiles
textiles
brocade
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
28
height
47.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 x W: 18 3/4 in. (28 x 47.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Sienese
med
colored and metal threads with red taffeta lining
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33562
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REN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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