19th century
Upholstery fabric panel in the style of 1735-40, with pattern of oversized, polychromed fruit and flowers in wreaths on rose ribbed background. Technique is compound weave (brocade or lampas). Lined in linen plain weave silk.
155 x 107 cm (61 x 42 1/8 in.)
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1930.
Fiber
FrenchTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanTextile fibers
Black satin with embroidered polychrome and gold threads
ChineseWool and linen
8th-10th centuryByzantineInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianSilk enhanced with silver thread
16th centuryOttomanWool and silk
16th centuryFlemish