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Textile fragment from the Reliquary of St. Librada
Textile fragment from the Reliquary of St. Librada

Textile fragment from the Reliquary of St. Librada

end of the 11th– first half of the12th century
Object PlaceGuadalajara, Spain
Medium/TechniqueSilk lampas brocaded with metallic thread
DimensionsLength x width: 36.8 x 44.5 cm (14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number53.118.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceSaid to come from the Cathedral of Siguenza, Guadalajara, Spain [see note]. By 1951, Paul O. Berliz (dealer), New York; 1953, sold by Paul Berliz to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1953)

NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of the sale, similar textiles were at the Cathedral of Siguenza.