Detail View: The AMICA Library: Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1942.824
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Textiles
Creator Nationality: 
Flemish
Creator Dates/Places: 
Flanders, early 16th century
Creator Name-CRT: 
Flanders, early 16th century
Title: 
Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
early 1500s
Creation Start Date: 
1500
Creation End Date: 
1525
Materials and Techniques: 
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Classification Term: 
Tapestries
Classification Term: 
Tapestries
Dimensions: 
Overall: 274.2cm x 639.7cm x 0cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1942.824
Credit Line: 
Bequest of John L. Severance
Rights: 
Provenance: 
John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
Context: 
This tapestry was woven in a Flemish workshop for the Medici family of Florence - a fact that indicates the international importance of Flanders for tapestry production during the 16th century. In Gothic tapestries, millefleurs (floral) designs often serve as a background, but here it is the principal decorative element from which the Mediici coat-of-arms have been incorporated.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1942.824.tif