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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.186
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Table Cover
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
second quarter 17th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214798

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk lampas
Technique
Compound weave
Dimensions
235.6 x 109.2 cm (92 3/4 x 43 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: stitched on back, fabric, printed: "Au Bon Marché/ Paris/ Taille 3391 PX roi" (in 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
1927.186
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Green lampas cover with regular pattern incorporating birds, flowers and decorative stylized floral bands top and bottom; edged with later (Victorian?) border with paisley motifs, of black cut silk velvet with padded embroidery in silk metallic yarns and bullion; backing of plain-woven silk; inner lining of cotton plain weave; merchant's label stitched on back.

Verification Level

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