first quarter 17th century
Ivory satin ground pattern of small finely detailed floral sprigs - pink, yellow and blue with green stalks.
36.2 × 29.2 cm (14 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
Velvet
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Compound-weave silk with supplementary gold wefts; selected motifs embroidered with polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapaneseLong-armed cross and four-sided silk stitch on a cotton ground.
17th-18th centuryMoroccanPurple wool and undyed linen
3rd-5th century CEByzantineInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianFolded, stitched strips of purple, red, azure, white, taupe, pink, and golden brown silk
19th centuryKoreanCompound-weave silk with patterning in supplementary wefts; selected motifs embroidered with gold and polychrome silk threads
19th centuryJapanese