Florentine Border depicting the Virgin Adoring the Child with Angels
Unidentified Artist
Italian
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)
Silk