Textile ArtsItalian15th century

Fragment of Altar Cloth with the Virgin and Angels

15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Woven border strip from an altar cloth, depicting two angels and the Virgin in a medallion.

Classification

Textile Arts

Culture

Italian

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Provenance

Hervey E. Wetzel (1888-1919) (purchased in Florence, 1913), Boston, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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