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.
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