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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.377
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Panel in the form of a Cover
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Finland
Culture
French?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231621

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Crimson silk with gilt metallic yarns (filé)
Dimensions
165.1 x 115.25 cm (65 x 45 3/8 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
1930.377
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Crimson silk with gilt filé yarns damask and brocade (lancé) panel in the form of a cover with a symmetrical pattern of pomegranites, wheat and grapes. An example of "ornement d'église" - weaving designed for church use. Lined with green silk twill.

Verification Level

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