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Piece of brocade

Probably Italian
Design of the 15th–16th century

Medium/Technique Brocade
Dimensions 72.5 x 52.5 cm (28 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.581
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionYellow satin ground on which is woven with heavy white silk a design of an ogival frame-work enclosing a conventional symmetrical plant form. The white silk looks almost like linen.