Furnishing damask cover
Textile ArtsFrench?18th century

Furnishing damask cover

first half 18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Two panel widths of ivory coloured damask with point composition of large branching foliage and pomogranites and flowers.

Classification
Textile Arts
Technique
Compound weave
Medium
Silk damask
Culture
French?
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

221.6 x 107.2 cm (87 1/4 x 42 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Emile Pares, New York], sold; to Hervey E. Wetzel (1888-1919), Boston, 1917, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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