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
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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.
NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of the sale, similar textiles were at the Cathedral of Siguenza.
about 1730
early 18th century
12th century
second half 14th century
13th century
end of 13th century
late 11th–early 12th century
mid-16th century
about 1700–10
1700–25
14th century
13th century