Textile ArtsItalian16th century

Fragment of Velvet with Birds and Leopards

end 16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Fragment with pattern of bird(s) and seated leopard(s) interspersed with flowers and foliate scrolls in purple chartreuse cut and uncut voided velvet (ciselé) on an off-white plain weave ground.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Compound weave

Medium

Ciselé velvet

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

12.7 x 10.2 cm (5 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1927.

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