Piece
Unknown
ca. 1720 · Silk and metal-wrapped 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
- ca. 1720
- Medium
- Silk and metal-wrapped thread
- Culture
- Italian, Venice
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Friedman, 1958
