Panel of church silk
c. 1800
Artists
Description
Panel of church silk ("ornement d'église) lampas with point composition (symmetrical around a central vertical axis). Motifs include a vase of orange, pink and purple flowers flanked by birds on scrolling floral vines with grape clusters and wheat (eucharistic symbols).
Dimensions
86.4 x 54 cm (34 x 21 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
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