1755-1765
Panel brocaded with polychromed silk (three shades - green, mulberry and lavender) and gilt metallic yarns, lamé and filé, with liseré pattern of meandering stems and flowers.
123.2 x 53.7 cm (48 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1922.
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