Textile Fragment with Elephant

12th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Textile Fragment with Elephant
  • Date: 12th century
  • Medium: Silk, samite
  • Dimensions: 15 3/16 × 19 7/16 in. (38.5 × 49.3 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles
  • Credit Line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters