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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.6.2
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Fragment of Silk Moiré Dress Fabric
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
1620-1640
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215252

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk moiré
Technique
Compound weave
Dimensions
19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 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
1927.6.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Coral-colored background with gold asymmetrical pattern of strewn flowers with short stems with a diagonal orientation reversing with each row.

Verification Level

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