1952.29: Velvet Panel in the form of a Table Runner
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1952.29
- People
-
Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Velvet Panel in the form of a Table Runner
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- second half 16th century
- Culture
- Italian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/228691
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silk (ciselé velvet)
- Dimensions
- 106.05 x 102.87 cm (41 3/4 x 40 1/2 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1952
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs
- Accession Year
- 1952
- Object Number
- 1952.29
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The pattern in red ciselé velvet on a silvery white ground, consists of a curvalinear lattice of stems enclosing stylized plants. The backing is of green silk plain weave and probably original. There is a metallic lace (silver filé) fringe.
Verification Level
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