Textile ArtsSpanish17th century

Fragment of Dress Fabric

first quarter 17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Silk ribbed (warp-faced) brocade fragment with purple ground and polychromed floral sprigs (turquoise, yellow, orange, green, gold and pink).

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Brocade

Medium

Silk

Culture

Spanish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

29.85 x 13.34 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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