Hanging, possibly an altar frontal
Textile ArtsItalian17th century

Hanging, possibly an altar frontal

second quarter 17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Dress or furnishing silk: green damask with motif of stylized floral bouquets in straight repeat, with vertically four seams and panel decorated with a horizontal metallic braid appliqué; plain woven linen support; button holes along top and left edge; merchant's label on back.

Classification
Textile Arts
Technique
Compound weave
Medium
Silk damask
Culture
Italian
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

257.8 x 105.4 cm (101 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Robert H. Monks, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1927

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