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Piece of brocade

Italian
16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Fabrics: brocade
Dimensions Height x width: 33.5 x 40 cm (13 3/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.47
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionYellow silk ground with rows of conventional sprays of leaves and acorns woven with white linen, and outlined with light brown wool or vice-versa.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker,From the Estate of Alfred Greenough