1701 / 1725, Italy
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1701 / 1725, Italy
- Identifier
- 2006.1171
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- Purchased by the MFA from Cora Ginsburg, New York City, April 26, 2006. / Frank B. Bemis Fund
- Collection
- Technique
- Damask 51%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 73%
- Floral motif 73%
- Dimension
- 124.5 cm (height)53.3 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Green lace-patterned silk damask brocaded with silver metallic file and frise threads. Luxuriant design with central stylized floral and foliate sprays in silver metallic thread with outlines and details in oink, salmon, yellow, and green silk against figured green damask ground and enclosed in scrolled cartouches; borders densely patterned with silver and silk florals and foliage.
