Textile ArtsItalian17th century

Fragment of Silk Moiré Dress Fabric

1620-1640

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Coral-colored background with gold asymmetrical pattern of strewn flowers with short stems with a diagonal orientation reversing with each row.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Compound weave

Medium

Silk moiré

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1927.

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