Valance

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photograph of a long, narrow piece of fabric with a pattern. The fabric is rectangular, with a jagged edge at the top and a straight edge along the bottom. The main body of the fabric is light-colored. Four large, round, dark-colored designs are spaced along the center of the fabric. The designs are made of intricate patterns and shapes. A border of intricate patterns runs along the bottom edge of the fabric and down one side. The corner where the border meets is visible on the left side. The background behind the fabric is a solid gray color.