Textile Arts18th century

Fragment of Velvet Trim

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Strip of trim for livery or upholstery with heraldry of azure a bend sinister(?) argent with crest of affronted blackamoor; Vitruvian scroll pattern in red on borders. Uncut velvet on voided ivory ground; Jacquard woven in red, turquoise and gold.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Pile weave

Medium

Uncut velvet

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

57.2 × 6.7 cm (22 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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