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Insertion fragment
Possibly Italian
17th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; gauze weave embroidered with linen thread with weaving stitch (Buratto)
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 44.5 cm (5 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.2883
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionInsertion fragment, probably from a furnishing fabric, of redish brown gauze weave embroidered with undyed linen. The design of branches of leaves are arranged diagonally.
ProvenanceJulius von Kahn Albest; Purchased by Denman Waldo Ross; Gift to the MFA, December 7, 1911