Textile Fragment with Recumbent Harts, Eagles, Clouds, and Sunrays

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1390s · Silk, metal thread · Medieval Art

Italian textiles such as this example were produced for noble and royal patrons across Europe. A similar silk appears in a painting of the English king Richard II created after 1396.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1390s

Medium

Silk, metal thread

Culture

Italian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1946