This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1902

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Fragment (Italy)

This is a Fragment. It is dated 17th century and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is silk, metallic thread and its technique is brocaded plain weave, decorative slashing. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Predominately warp-faced plain weave (brown) patterned by a supplementary weft (flat strip of silver metallic foil wound onto white silk) which is continuous and discontinuous. A white linen shirt would have been pulled through the diagonal slits in the fabric to form puffs.

This object was donated by John Pierpont Morgan. It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 50.3 x 28 cm (19 13/16 in. x 11 in.)

Cite this object as

Fragment (Italy); silk, metallic thread; H x W: 50.3 x 28 cm (19 13/16 in. x 11 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-493-a,b

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18131073/ |title=Fragment (Italy) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=24 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>