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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.