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.
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