Textile ArtsEuropean16th century
Book Cover
16th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Back of book cover (burse) embroidered in "or nué" with arabesques incorporating hunting dogs, snakes and foliage. Braided tassles at two of four corners (two missing) and loop for toggle. Stiffened board backing covered in linen plain weave on which embroidery is done; green silk plain weave interior. Pieced together from pieces of a larger textile.
Dimensions
27.6 × 27.3 cm (10 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930
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