The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 30, 2023

Silk Fragment

1350–1399

Italy, second half of 14th century

Lampas weave, brocaded; silk and Cyprian gold

Overall: 38.1 x 20.3 cm (15 x 8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1928.649

Location

not on view

Citations
Indictor, Norman, Robert J. (Robert John) Koestler, Christopher Blair, and Anne E. Wardwell. “The Evaluation of Metal Wrappings from Medieval Textiles Using Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive x-Ray Spectrometry.” Textile History 19 (1). 1988. p. 3-22
Exhibition history

Venice: Silk and Lace. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-August 11, 1985).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1928.649