Embroideries with Allegorical Scenes

German

ca. 1450

Not on view

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Title: Embroideries with Allegorical Scenes
Date: ca. 1450
Geography: Made in Lower Saxony, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Silk and linen on woven linen ground with applied red pigment and black under- and overdrawing
Dimensions: Overall: 11 9/16 x 25 in. (29.3 x 63.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2006
Object Number: 2006.255
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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