1927.184: Hanging, possibly an altar frontal

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1927.184

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Hanging, possibly an altar frontal

Classification

Textile Arts

Work Type

textile

Date

second quarter 17th century

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/214784

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silk damask

Technique

Compound weave

Dimensions

257.8 x 105.4 cm (101 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• label: stitched to backing, fabric, printed: "Au Bon Marché, Paris Taille 3]40 P.X ...(illegible script)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mrs. Robert H. Monks, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1927

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Monks

Accession Year

1927

Object Number

1927.184

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Dress or furnishing silk: green damask with motif of stylized floral bouquets in straight repeat, with vertically four seams and panel decorated with a horizontal metallic braid appliqué; plain woven linen support; button holes along top and left edge; merchant's label on back.

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