3rd quarter 15th century
"Feronnerie" velvet style - blue cut and voided velvet with pomegranate motif within a lobed ogival arch.
95.6 x 54.6 cm (37 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Horatio Curtis, gift; to Hervey E. Wetzel (1888-1919), Boston, 1913, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
Silk and metallic yarns on a backing
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JapaneseHand woven and sewn; silk damask, vegetable dyes
21st centuryKoreanSilk, cut and voided velvet
16th-17th centuryItalianwool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked
IndianWool
19th centuryIslamicInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianLinen
17th-19th centuryItalian