Harvard Art Museums > 1937.40: Fragment of Dress Fabric 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"Fragment of Dress Fabric (Unidentified Artist) , 1937.40,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214881. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1937.40 People Unidentified Artist Title Fragment of Dress Fabric Classification Textile Arts Work Type textile Date 1750 - 1760 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214881 Physical Descriptions Medium Silk with silver and silver-gilt filé and lamé strips and gilt frisé. Technique Brocade Dimensions 51.5 x 52 cm (20 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Charles J. White, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1937 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles J. White Accession Year 1937 Object Number 1937.40 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 Dress fabric panel with a polychromed brocaded repeat scene of a man in a tree picking fruit and giving it to a woman below carrying a fruit-filled basket, on a ground of ivory-coloured silk with a "liserée" (warp faced) pattern of meandering lace ribbons from which grow sprays of flowers. The surface is enriched with metallic yarns using several different techniques. The woven braid border added later. There are horizontal threads that are supplementary to the ground weave. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
