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Fragment
Italian
17th to 19th century
Medium/Technique
Linen, plain weave, embroidered with linen thread with looping, button hole and chain stitches; Cut work
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.387
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment, either used in furnishing or on a costume. A geometrical, wheel like design in the center is formed with 4 triangle and 4 square shapes. Some surface embroidery surrounds the central design.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift to the MFA, August 8, 1907