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Piece of damask

Italian or Spanish
16th–17th century?

Medium/Technique Linen and wool, damask
Dimensions Height x width: 17 x 21 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.496
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWoven with white linen and red wool; stems on which are two long leaves form an ogival frame-work; each ogee encloses a symmetrical bunch of conventional flowers.
ProvenanceAcquired by the donor by exchange with the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.,From the Collection bought by them of Salvadore & Son of Florence, Italy, in 1897.