Piece

Unknown

mid-16th–mid-17th century · Silk, metal thread: cut and uncut voided velvet · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This design consisting of an ogival framework enclosing floral motifs had a long period of popularity in Europe. John Henry Dearle would have been familiar with this type of pattern, which appears in Rose and Lily (23.163.14).

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-16th–mid-17th century

Medium

Silk, metal thread: cut and uncut voided velvet

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909