Piece
Unknown
1715–20 · Silk and metal thread · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Panels such as this—with its extraordinary patterns in long repeats—were called "bizarre" by the Danish scholar Slomann, who believed they were made in India. Most scholars consider them an exotic phase in the history of European silk weaving.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1715–20
- Medium
- Silk and metal thread
- Culture
- Italian, Venice
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1955
