1931.25: Burse
Textile Arts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1931.25
- People
-
Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Burse
- Classification
- Textile Arts
- Work Type
- textile
- Date
- last quarter 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Europe, Italy
- Culture
- Italian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/231212
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silk, metallic yarns (filé. lamé and frisé) and sequins
- Technique
- Embroidery
- Dimensions
- 25.7 × 25.7 cm (10 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Charles A. Coolidge, Boston, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1931
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles A. Coolidge
- Accession Year
- 1931
- Object Number
- 1931.25
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Square cloth of white satin ground weave with polychrome embroideries of grapes, wheat blades, leaves, tendrils around edge with a wide gold border and braided tassels at each corner. In the center is an IHS monogram, with a cross above and three nails below, in a medallion with radiating beams. Stitches include bullion, satin and whip. Backed with crream silk satin with gold metallic braid.
Verification Level
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