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Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals

c. 1420
Silk, gold thread; lampas weave
Overall: 115.6 x 33.7 cm (45 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.7 x 36.8 cm (47 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.294
Location: not on view
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Around 1400 an emerging interest in the bucolic world of nature encouraged a new trend among textile designers, as seen in the lions, hawks, dogs, and ducks on this luxury silk fragment. The continual influence of Chinese asymmetry, however, is evident in the prominent undulating palmette trees, enlarged from sinuous vines frequently seen in Italian silks and velvets from this period.
Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals

Chasuble Fragment with Realistic Animals

c. 1420

Italy

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