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Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals

Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals

c. 1420
Silk, gold thread; lampas weave
Overall: 115.6 x 33.7 cm (45 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.7 x 36.8 cm (47 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.294
Location: not on view

Description

Around 1400 an emerging interest in the bucolic world of nature encouraged a new trend among textile designers, as seen in the lions, hawks, dogs, and ducks on this luxury silk fragment. The continual influence of Chinese asymmetry, however, is evident in the prominent undulating palmette trees, enlarged from sinuous vines frequently seen in Italian silks and velvets from this period.
  • (Dikran G. Kelekian, New York).
    1947-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Gallery 216 installation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 1991).
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