1943.1853.11: Fragment of Velvet Trim
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.1853.11
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Fragment of Velvet Trim
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/211184
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Uncut velvet
- Technique
- Pile weave
- Dimensions
- 57.2 × 6.7 cm (22 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.1853.11
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Strip of trim for livery or upholstery with heraldry of azure a bend sinister(?) argent with crest of affronted blackamoor; Vitruvian scroll pattern in red on borders. Uncut velvet on voided ivory ground; Jacquard woven in red, turquoise and gold.
Verification Level
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