Voided Velvet Pillow
19th-20th century
Artists
Description
Floral and foliate design with basket, in green, gold, peach, crimson, and violet on a beige ground; striped green moire silk on back. One of a pair with 1943.1601.A
Dimensions
55 x 57 x 17 cm (21 5/8 x 22 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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