second quarter 17th c.
Brocade of stylized floral arabesques in green, purple, gold and peach with silver lamé on an ivory ground.
17.46 x 9.84 cm (6 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
Textile fibers
20th centuryGermanVelvet
Ink on silk
20th centuryAustrianResist-dyed red damask silk utilizing stitch-resist (nuishime shibori) and tie-dying (kanoko shibori) techniques; selected motifs embroidered with gold-paper-wrapped and polychrome silk threads
18th centuryJapaneseLinen
17th-19th centuryItalianTextile fibers
17th centuryFlemishInk on silk
20th centuryAustrian