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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1604.A
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Three-Tone Voided Velvet Pillow
Other Titles
Alternate Title: PAIR OF CUSHIONS OF RED CUT VELVET AND DAMASK.
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
European?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214742

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Voided velvet with metallic yarns and damask
Dimensions
59 x 53 x 18 cm (23 1/4 x 20 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1604.A
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Crimson three-tone voided velvet pillow with design of fruit, flowers, and foliage. Border of metallic yarns in geometric pattern. Crimson damask on back. One of a pair with 1943.1604.B

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