AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1942.824
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Nationality:
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Flemish
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Flanders, early 16th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Flanders, early 16th century
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Title:
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Millefleurs Tapestry with Medici Coat of Arms
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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early 1500s
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Creation Start Date:
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1500
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Creation End Date:
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1525
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Materials and Techniques:
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tapestry weave: silk and wool
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Classification Term:
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Tapestries
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 274.2cm x 639.7cm x 0cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1942.824
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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John L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1942.824.tif
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