Textile ArtsItalian16th century

Damask Textile Fragment

second half 16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Green silk damask in curvilinear lattice pattern enclosing stylized palmette interlocking crowns.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Compound weave

Medium

Silk damask

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

49.5 × 19.7 cm (19 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

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

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