Textile ArtsEuropean?19th-20th century

Voided Velvet Pillow

19th-20th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Floral and foliate design with basket, in green, gold, peach, crimson, and violet on a beige ground; striped green moire silk on back. One of a pair with 1943.1601.A

Classification

Textile Arts

Medium

Voided velvet with moire silk

Culture

European?

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

55 x 57 x 17 cm (21 5/8 x 22 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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