Velvet Mat
19th-20th century
Artists
Dimensions
28 x 30 x 1 cm (11 x 11 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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