16th-17th century
Fragment of silk lampas with blue satin ground and pattern of heraldic birds and sprigs of flowers in yellow and green.
18.7 × 20.3 cm (7 3/8 × 8 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1927.
Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
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