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ANTIQUE #SA1154098

A Panel Of Opus Anglicanum

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England, circa 1475-1500
 
A seraph standing on a wheel between water flowers and fleurs de lis, the motifs embroidered in coloured silk and silver gilt threads in laid and couched work, split stitch and brick stitch on linen, applied to a ground of blue silk velvet with further decoration in couched silk cord.
 
The V & A has a fragment of a cope with comparable embroidery on a blue velvet ground (accession number 617-1898), while the angel here is particularly close to those on a complete cope in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1971.312a).
 
Internal Reference: 64b
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1154098
Dateline of this antique is Pre 16th century
Height is 56.6cm (22.3inches)
Width is 59.4cm (23.4inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1154098 shown on this page was made in Pre 16th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD