second quarter 17th century
Green lampas cover with regular pattern incorporating birds, flowers and decorative stylized floral bands top and bottom; edged with later (Victorian?) border with paisley motifs, of black cut silk velvet with padded embroidery in silk metallic yarns and bullion; backing of plain-woven silk; inner lining of cotton plain weave; merchant's label stitched on back.
235.6 x 109.2 cm (92 3/4 x 43 in.)
Mrs. Robert H. Monks, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1927
Silk, plain weave
20th centuryGermanSilk
18th centuryItalian?Silk
18th centuryBritish
Handwoven maguey fiber
20th centuryAmericanLeather
19th centuryPolychrome silk-floss embroidery in satin stitch on a red wool ground; navy blue macramé fringe; two metal (brass?) ring fittings
19th centuryKoreanSilk
19th centuryUzbekVelvet
ItalianTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatian