Textile ArtsSpanish17th century

Fragment of Damask Dress Fabric

c. 1620-1640

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

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.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Brocade

Medium

Silk

Culture

Spanish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

19.1 × 24.8 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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