Fragment of Silk Lampas
early 17th century
Artists
Description
Silk lampas fragment of stylized floral sprigs and paisleys in brown and gold.1916.426.A and .B are pieces of the same fabric.
Dimensions
14 × 18.7 cm (5 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1916
Related Artworks
View MoreBrocaded lampas damassé
17th centuryItalian?Book of swatches mounted on paper (56 sheets)
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWool and linen, tapestry weave
CopticRed velvet with silk embroidery
Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun red wool yarn; 2-5 yarns per weft shot, usually 3, with a 2 parallel + 1 format. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, purple, freckled indigo, blue-green abrashed to green, bright yellow, black, white, and apricot. Knots: symmetrical; 34 knots per vertical decimeter; 30 knots per horizontal decimeter; 1020 knots per square decimeter. Right selvedge: 5 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Left selvedge: 6 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Top end: 2.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1-1.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped.
19th centuryTurkishInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianSilk
15th centuryItalianLinen
17th centuryTurkishWool on linen
3rd-6th centuryCopticWool
5th-7th centuryByzantineWoven silk velvet
19th centuryUzbek