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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.473
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Woven Silk Textile Fragment
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
second half 16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Spain
Culture
Spanish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211552

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk lampas
Technique
Lampas
Dimensions
31.12 x 34.29 cm (12 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.473
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Red satin ground with ogival arched lattice work in gold, around which is entwined a pomegranate vine, enclosing vases with stylized flowers including carnations. Two pieces stitched together, with one selvedge.

Verification Level

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