Millefleurs with Pelican in her Piety

early 16th century

French

Wool

40 x 86 in. (101.6 x 218.44 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Donald E. Frederick

56.270

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Seattle Art Museum, Patterns of Fiber: Textiles from the Seattle Art Museum Collection, Dec. 18, 1980-Mar. 1, 1981.

Published ReferencesThe Art Quarterly 20, no. 1 (Spring 1957): p. 103.

Moseley, Spencer. Crafts Design: An Illustrated Guide. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1962. P. 128.

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