c. 1800
Panel of church silk ("ornement d'église) lampas with point composition (symmetrical around a central vertical axis). Motifs include a vase of orange, pink and purple flowers flanked by birds on scrolling floral vines with grape clusters and wheat (eucharistic symbols).
86.4 x 54 cm (34 x 21 1/4 in.)
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
Textile fibers
20th centuryPersiansilk and metal thread on red silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts (main textile)
18th-19th centuryPersianFiber
18th centuryJapaneseLeather
19th centuryFiber
Linen
GreekLinen
Textile fibers
20th centuryAmericanFiber
ItalianRed silk satin, green silk damask, and white silk tabby-weave fabric
19th-20th centuryKoreanSilk and silk chenille yarns
17th centuryItalian