1943.1605.B: Voided Velvet Pillow with Foliate Design
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.1605.B
- People
-
Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Voided Velvet Pillow with Foliate Design
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: PAIR OF CUSHIONS OF RED CUT VELVET AND YELLOW DAMASK.
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Culture
- European?
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/213284
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Velvet and damask with metallic yarns
- Dimensions
- 47 x 50 x 12 cm (18 1/2 x 19 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.1605.B
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Crimson voided velvet on yellow damask ground, with design of trees and carnations; Eastern-style design. Crimson damask on back, with large floral design. One of a pair with 1943.1605.A
Verification Level
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