Textile ArtsItalian17th-18th century
Panel of Genoa Velvet
c. 1700
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Panel (comprised of two panels stitched together) of "Genoa" velvet, or polychromed ciselé cut and uncut velvet, in "point composition" (symmetrical around a central axis) depicting large branching floral and foliate arabesques. Ground weave of cream-coloured satin with silk cut and uncut velvet pile in crimson, green, yellow, cream and peach.
Dimensions
56.8 x 98.4 cm (22 3/8 x 38 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
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