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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.751.7
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Cope Hood depicting the Adoration of the Magi
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
15th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe
Culture
European
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211553

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk with gold metallic yarns
Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
45.7 × 40.6 cm (18 × 16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Harry G. Friedman, New York, Gift to Fogg Museum, 1960.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Friedman
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.751.7
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Scene of the Adoration of the Magi in an architectural setting on a linen plain weave ground. Embroidery split stitches with couched filé yarns. Bouclé technique used on the hair of the king on the left and the turban of the second king.

Verification Level

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