first quarter 17th century
Silk ribbed (warp-faced) brocade fragment with purple ground and polychromed floral sprigs (turquoise, yellow, orange, green, gold and pink).
29.85 x 13.34 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
'Kesi' silk tapestry fragment
ChineseSilk with brocaded cloth of silver
18th centuryItalian?Felt
20th centuryAmericanSilk
ChineseBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseThe support medium is twill. The technique is brocade. The shape/form is "kesa
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSilk lampas
16th-17th centurySpanishTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianLong-armed cross and four-sided silk stitch on a cotton ground.
17th-18th centuryMoroccan