COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.46.19.1
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Belgian
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Nobleman on a Millefleurs Ground
View:
Front
Creation Date:
early 15th century
Creation Start Date:
1400
Creation End Date:
1433
Materials and Techniques:
woven fabric
Classification Term:
tapestry
Dimensions:
H.65 x W.49 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
46.19.1
Credit Line:
Bequest of William E. Goodfellow
Context:
The magi pictured here was originally part of a larger tapestry made in Flanders about the beginning of the sixteenth century. It is probable that at some point the tapestry was damaged and in order to retain at least some of the original weaving, the magi was incorporated into the present millefleur background. The elaborate red surcoat is original, but the blue under robe was created when the tapestry took its present form.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.11058c.tif
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