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Mantle for a statue of the Virgin

late 1400s–1500s

Spain, Granada

Medium
Silk: lampas weave
Measurements
Average: 104.2 x 215.9 cm (41 x 85 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.975
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Location
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Description

A striped silk textile, probably made for use in the Islamic Alhambra palatine complex, was turned into a mantle for a statue of the Virgin Mary. On the crimson stripes the salutation that occurs as ornamental text throughout the Alhambra, Glory to our Lord the Sultan, repeats in Arabic script.

Mantle for a statue of the Virgin

late 1400s–1500s

Spain, Granada

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