Panel

Italy

Date

c. 1560

Medium

Silk, velvet weave over linen, plain weave; lined with silk damask weave; embroidered in silk and gilt and silver metal wrapped on silk core

Dimensions

41.6 × 55.3 × 1.3 cm (16 3/8 × 21 3/4 × 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Honoré Palmer