Textile ArtsItalian17th century

Fragment of Jacquard Fabric

c. 1630

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Orange-coloured ground (formerly salmon) with alternating brocaded pattern of stylized tulips and daffodils(?) in metallic yarns

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Lampas

Medium

Lampas with metallic brocading (silver filé and lamé)

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

39.4 x 31.7 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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

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