Piece
Unknown Artist
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.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1909
Early 18th century
Silk and metal thread
52.7 x 14.6cm
09.50.2079
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