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La Reine Jocaste

Date15th century
MediumWool
DimensionsOverall: 65 1/2 × 39 inches (166.37 × 99.06 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number70-21
On View
Not on view
DescriptionRepresents a woman, turned to the right, dressed in a sumptuous, richly embroidered costume, and wearing a headdress called a "hennin". In her left hand she holds a candle. At the left is a column decorated with stylized leaves. Growing in the foreground are small flowers--"semis de fleurs".
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