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editEnglish: Border Fragment, 16th century
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English: Border Fragment, 16th century |
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English: Border fragment of natural linen embroidered in gold, silver and colored silks, mainly red and green. Design shows a symmetrical arrangement of curving vines and flowers with two wyverns confronted. Between the wyverns is a small eagle with wings spread and head in profile. Within a frame made by the vine tendrils is a ring-like shape with the cypher "SN" or "CN." Much of the gold is laid down over the colored silk producing a luminous quality. |
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| Date | 16th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | linen, silk, metal-wrapped silk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x W: 11 x 51 cm (4 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1949-64-16 |
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| Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Type: Border fragment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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