Textile ArtsItalian15th century
Fragment of blue velvet
3rd quarter 15th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
"Feronnerie" velvet style - blue cut and voided velvet with pomegranate motif within a lobed ogival arch.
Dimensions
95.6 x 54.6 cm (37 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Horatio Curtis, gift; to Hervey E. Wetzel (1888-1919), Boston, 1913, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
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