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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1922.36
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Fragment of a chasuble back
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
second quarter 17th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215143

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cloth of silver (lamé) with gold filé brocading
Dimensions
77.5 x 65.1 cm (30 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1922.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1922
Object Number
1922.36
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cloth of silver with gold filé brocading of stylized floral motifs; crimson silk satin lining. Compound weave.

Verification Level

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