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Piece of brocade

Italian or Spanish
16th?–17th century

Medium/Technique Linen and cotton brocade (brocatelle)
Dimensions 67 x 54.3 cm (26 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.640
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite silk ground. The design of an ogival frame work, composed of large leaves, connected by forms detailed by squares and triangles, and enclosing graceful vases filled with carnations and other flowers, is of white silk and dark red satin.