Fragment
Cooper Hewitt

Fragment

14th century

Medium: silk, metallic (beaten gold on vellum wrapped around white silk core) Technique: 2 integrated structures (lampas)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Arranged in horizontal rows, a lion with a peacock tail attacking a gazelle, and a phoenix attacking a smaller bird, in gold metallic thread. The ground is a fine herringbone twill with small ivy vines, in gold on green with blue blossoms.

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