Textile ArtsEuropean?19th-20th century

Velvet Mat

19th-20th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Velvet

Culture

European?

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

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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