Panel in the form of a Cover | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1930.379
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Panel in the form of a Cover
Classification: Textile Arts
Work Type: textile
Date: first quarter 18th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe
Culture: European
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/231473

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silk
Technique: Compound weave
Dimensions: 163 x 108 cm (64 3/16 x 42 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Nettie G. Naumburg
Accession Year: 1930
Object Number: 1930.379
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Dress fabric panel (possibly two panel widths) in "lace" pattern with a vertical undulating stripe of green silk satin alternating with white undulating stripes of plain weave; both stripes enriched with polychrome floral bouquets and garlands. Upper section is pieced. Compound weave probably lampas with brocading; lined with modern(?) plain weave purple silk.

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