Cushion with Appliquéd and Embroidered Panel depicting Saint Matthew (possibly from a cope or chasuble orphrey)
Textile ArtsEuropean

Cushion with Appliquéd and Embroidered Panel depicting Saint Matthew (possibly from a cope or chasuble orphrey)

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Red cut silk velvet with embroidered panel depicting a bearded saint holding a book in his left hand and a sack in his right (Saint Matthew).

Classification
Textile Arts
Technique
Embroidery
Medium
Cut silk velvet with panel: plain woven linen; silk embroidery including or nué
Culture
European
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

45.7 × 48.3 × 11.4 cm (18 × 19 × 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

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