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