Silk brocade

Published/Created:

ca. 1400-1499

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Notes:

Vines form the strap-work on this silk brocade. The primary motif is a dragon.

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:

4389-148

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

Related Exhibit or Resource:

Early Renaissance in Italy: 1380-1450: Fabric

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)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938489

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Lucca, Italy: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale

OID:

10596456

PID:

digcoll:1844367