COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.21.45
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Nationality:
Italy
Creator Name-CRT:
Italy
Title:
Band
View:
Front
Creation Date:
17th century
Creation Start Date:
1600
Creation End Date:
1699
Materials and Techniques:
Linen, silk; appliqué embroidery on knotted net
Classification Term:
Textiles
Dimensions:
7 3/4 x 27 in. (19.69 x 68.58 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
21.45
Credit Line:
Gift of Countess Phelps- Resse
Context:
It is quite possible that this panel was originally part of a valance or bed curtain. At this period beds were important and expensive pieces of furniture which were decorated with elaborate textiles for added warmth, privacy and, of course, as a display of conspicuous consumption.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.13818c.tif
