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Florentine Border depicting the Virgin Adoring the Child with Angels
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Textile fragment known as a "Florentine border", from an orphrey panel, depicting the Virgin adoring the Child flanked by two angels with a red satin ground and silk lampas using supplementary gilt metallic yarns. Above are the words from the Gospel according to St. John:1, "[VE]RBVM HARO FATVM EST" (The Word is made flesh)
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Harry G. Friedman New York Gift to Fogg Museum 1960.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Harry G. Friedman
Title: Florentine Border depicting the Virgin Adoring the Child with Angels
Description:
Textile fragment known as a "Florentine border", from an orphrey panel, depicting the Virgin adoring the Child flanked by two angels with a red satin ground and silk lampas using supplementary gilt metallic yarns.
Above are the words from the Gospel according to St.
John:1, "[VE]RBVM HARO FATVM EST" (The Word is made flesh).
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