Textile ArtsItalian17th century

Fragment of Silk Lampas

early 17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Red ribbed ground with yellow and gilt lamé pattern of stylized flowers and S-curves.

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Lampas

Medium

Silk lampas

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

12.7 × 7.6 cm (5 × 3 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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