Embroidered fragment
14th-15th century
Artists
Description
Two pieces of plain woven wool stitched together horizontally, embroidered in stem and cross stitches with motifs of shot stag alternating with a cross on the diagonal with stylized floral ends. Field scattered with motifs of stylized flowers, birds and animals. Birds around right and lower borders. White, blue, green and yellow accents on red ground.
Dimensions
114.3 x 71.76 cm (45 x 28 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1922
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