Fragment
Unknown Maker
Dark blue fabric patterned with vines and brocaded with gold in a design of the leg of a strong bird.
Credit: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
14th century
Medium: silk, metallic Technique: 4&1 satin patterned with areas of plain weave and brocaded with supplementary weft
1902-1-281
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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