Artwork Page for Fragment of a Reliquary Bag

Details / Information for Fragment of a Reliquary Bag

Fragment of a Reliquary Bag

1250–99

France

Medium
Silk and metal thread: tapestry weave fragment with tablet woven band along top edge
Measurements
Overall: 12.1 x 18.4 cm (4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.37
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print
Beige and grey metal textile with two rows of four triangular, shield shapes, fragments of the cloth missing, particularly within the right side. In the upper row, shields with repeated grey "U" shapes alternate with shields with silver fleur-de-lis, stylized lily shapes. In the lower row, they alternate between a grey and metal checker pattern and a silver with a dark brown column, three protrusions angling up on the left and one on the right.

Fragment of a Reliquary Bag

1250–99

France

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.