Orphrey Panel (Depicting the Nativity)

Italy, Florence

Date

1450/1500

Medium

Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped linen, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts bound by secondary binding warps in a weft-float faced 2:1 twill interlacing

Dimensions

35 × 56 cm (13 3/4 × 22 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Edward M. Cummings