Textile Panel of hand-woven beige cotton/silk brocade with six large ornate roundels

Title
Textile Panel of hand-woven beige cotton/silk brocade with six large ornate roundels
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Gatton, Dorothy
Designer
Lisio Silk Art Factory
Description
Textile Panel of hand-woven beige cotton/silk brocade with six large ornate roundels with mythical animals and birds facing within; small floral medallions join the larger roundels; exotic pheasants and ornate plant motifs fill the negative space; main colors of ochre, clay, green, lavender, pink, and ivory; reproduction of a Byzantine design showing Sassanian influence from the Eastern Roman Empire. More information: https://www.fondazionelisio.org/en/who-we-are/history/
Motif
Mythical animals and birds
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Italy
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1900.032.010
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton Silk
Technique
Brocade
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University