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.
Silk embroidery
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