Unknown Italian
Embroidered Linen with Grotesques

CultureItalian
Titles
  • Embroidered Linen with Grotesques
Datec. 1550–1600
Fabric probably made inMilan, Italy
MediumSilk embroidery and metal-wrapped thread on linen
Dimensions63 3/8 × 38 3/16 in. (161 × 97 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton
Object number2018.366
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceArturo Lopez-Willshaw (1900-1962); Private Collection, France; [Sam Fogg, London, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.

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