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Brocade
Portuguese
18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk brocade
Dimensions
91 x 58 cm (35 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.409
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is corded white silk, the design consists of Ganemede on the eagle, Hercules and the centaur. Hercules on Narcissus? and a rampant lion, at a fountain, tulips, iris and other flowers out of all proportion to the figures. The pattern is woven with green, yellow, pink and blue silk, blue chenille and brown cord.
Provenance1896, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1906), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1896)