Coptic
Fragment of Decorative Band with Hare
Coptic, 401
Physical Qualities
Wool, 3-1/2 x 2-5/8 in.
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2016.4
A small tapestry woven fragment with green-blue hare depicted within natural colored circle in the center of a green blue field. Two lines of natural colored threads are found above and below the circle with a light dot at the ends of the inner lines. The two vertical sides are selvages approximately 1/8" wide in the lighter color of the circle. These are woven with dovetailing into the field. A complex wave-like border design on top and bottom sides is woven in the blue-green color of the field. Narrow sections of the lighter background (appears a mingled shade as do other areas) lie outside of the field. A line of reddish yarns runs through these mottled sections just outside of wave motif. The two short ends at top and bottom are cut/worn off unevenly and unfinished.
Threads used are "S" twist singles.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1950; Etta Cone.
Anita Jones, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Timeless Weft: Ancient Tapestries and the Art of Louise B. Wheatley", February 1–July 30, 2017.