Harvard Art Museums > 1927.6.1: Fragment of Velvet with Birds and Leopards Textile Arts Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of Velvet with Birds and Leopards (Unidentified Artist) , 1927.6.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 11, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/211196. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1927.6.1 People Unidentified Artist Title Fragment of Velvet with Birds and Leopards Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date end 16th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/211196 Physical Descriptions Medium Ciselé velvet Technique Compound weave Dimensions 12.7 x 10.2 cm (5 x 4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1927. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1927 Object Number 1927.6.1 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Fragment with pattern of bird(s) and seated leopard(s) interspersed with flowers and foliate scrolls in purple chartreuse cut and uncut voided velvet (ciselé) on an off-white plain weave ground. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
