Detail View: The AMICA Library: Hanging
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1973.20
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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Italy, 15th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Italy, 15th century
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Title:
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Hanging
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1450
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Creation Start Date:
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1445
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Creation End Date:
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1455
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Materials and Techniques:
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velvet (cut, voided, and brocaded); silk and gold thread
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Classification Term:
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Velvet
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Style or Period:
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Italy, 15th century
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 300.9cm x 50.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1973.20
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Loewi-Robertson, Inc., Los Angeles).
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Context:
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Large scale pomegranate patterns, of which this panel is an example, were among the most celebrated velvet designs of the 15th century. The extravagant use of gold brocading, three heights of pile (loops of yarn forming the surface of the fabric), and delicate sprinkling of tiny loops in the velvet create a dramatic richness and beauty rarely surpassed in the history of velvet weaving.Such velvets were in demand by the clergy, nobility, and royalty, who used them for garments, hangings, and furnishings.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1973.20.tif
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