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Lot Essay
For similar motifs see, Agnes Geijer, A History of Textile Art, Cat No. 82a.
Details
A PERUGIA LINEN TOWEL
16TH CENTURY
Woven with indigo blue horizontal panels depicting the Lamb of God, Pelicans, Stags, Centaurs
66.1/2 x 33.1/2 in. (169 x 85 cm.)
16TH CENTURY
Woven with indigo blue horizontal panels depicting the Lamb of God, Pelicans, Stags, Centaurs
66.1/2 x 33.1/2 in. (169 x 85 cm.)
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