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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1853.2
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Panel of church silk
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
c. 1800
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Spain, Andalusia
Culture
Spanish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214283

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk lampas
Technique
Lampas
Dimensions
86.4 x 54 cm (34 x 21 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1853.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Panel of church silk ("ornement d'église) lampas with point composition (symmetrical around a central vertical axis). Motifs include a vase of orange, pink and purple flowers flanked by birds on scrolling floral vines with grape clusters and wheat (eucharistic symbols).

Verification Level

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