Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1710: Red velvet panel with two embroidered medallions Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Red velvet panel with two embroidered medallions (Unidentified Artist) , 1943.1710,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214832. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1710 People Unidentified Artist Title Red velvet panel with two embroidered medallions Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Places Creation Place: Europe Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214832 Physical Descriptions Medium Red velvet with silk embroidery Technique Embroidery Dimensions 49.5 x 92.08 x 92.08 cm (19 1/2 x 36 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1710 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. 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 Silk tent stitch embroidery depicting scenes of a queen kneeling before laurel around beardless men in classical dress (Alexander?) (top) and a woman with an incense burner and Cupid in a landscape (bottom), mounted on red cut silk velvet. 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
