c. 1620-1640
Brocaded damask fragment with pattern of flower sprigs with polychrome stems, leaves, buds and flowers in gilt filé (lancé on front only) on ivory ground.
19.1 × 24.8 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
Textile fibers
Cut velvet and satin
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Wool and linen, tapestry woven
4th-6th centuryByzantineFiber
ItalianEmbroidered silk
16th-17th centuryItalianWool on linen
3rd-6th centuryCopticBook of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseFiber
Italian