UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1930

Fabric sample


Purple ground with flame design in gold & silver metallic thread; 12.5”x21.5” reproduction of a fabric designed for an altar cloth for Isabel d'Este by Leonardo da Vinci; mounted. Called the flame design.




Provenance:
Gard, nellie, purchased for $1.50

Construction Label:
Brocade, Lisio



1933T 1930.166