Blue silk brocade from Lucca
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1400-1499
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
500 AD - 1499 AD - Notes:
- The typical pattern of palmettos and feathers is woven in silver thread.
- Abstract:
- Textile factories flourish in Milan, Venice, Florence and, most particularly, Lucca. Garments for women and men are made of heavy rich silks, satins, taffetas, velvets, brocades, and cloths of gold and silver. Fabrics with large-scale patterns are common. Designs are abstract or made of stylized motifs, such as the rose, pomegranate, leaf, and feather. Interlaced strap-work in allover patterns is combined with motifs or used separately.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Textiles -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Renaissance
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 4389-147
- Genre:
- textiles (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Furnishings & Decorative Arts - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 2
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 2 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Paris, France: Musee Guimet
- OID:
- 10596455
- PID:
- digcoll:1835110