Ladislav Cselenyi; Cuir doré hangings in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (1973)
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From the text:
Like stone, wood, textile, metal, glass and other substances, leather has from time immemorial been used as a ground for painting. Such paintings are not to be confused with cuir doré, which usually consists of gilt leather pieces (or carrets) decorated by embossing, punching and painting.
The Royal Ontario Museum has acquired two important cuir dore wall hangings, the larger (PI. 1) 518.3 x 274.4 cm., the smaller (PI. 2) 265.5x266.8 cm. Mr. Heribert Hickl-Szabo, Curator of the European Department, discovered them in the possession of the Lindpaintner' family, from whom the ROM acquired them.