Harvard Art Museums > 1930.366: Cover with orphrey panels Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cover with orphrey panels (Unidentified Artist) , 1930.366,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/231209. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1930.366 People Unidentified Artist Title Cover with orphrey panels Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 16th century Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/231209 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk cut velvet Technique Embroidery Dimensions 50.17 x 96.52 cm (19 3/4 x 38 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Nettie G. Naumburg Accession Year 1930 Object Number 1930.366 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Mounted on cut silk burgundy velvet with knotted cotton fringe at short ends; woven metallic braid divides field into five sections; left panel depicts St. John the Baptist carrying a book and pointing at Agnus Dei under an archway topped by a scallop shell; right panel depicts the Virgin holding the infant Jesus with an orb in his left hand and blessing with his right, in a similar archway; figures and embroidery in silk split stitch on plain woven linen ground; backed with cotton satin. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
