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Curtain
Italian
1675–1725
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk ground embroidered with silk and metallic threads
Dimensions
Overall: 327.7 x 276.9 cm (129 x 109 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number65.880
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCream colored silk, embroidered in couched gilt yarns and polychrome silks, mostly long and short stitch, some knot stitch. Design includes 16 scenes, some more elaborate than others, each with a green area for a base and with animals, both real and fantastic, plants and fruits, architectural elements, putti and human figures. Isolated flower and insect motifs are scattered in the surrounding spaces. Green and gold band of short loop fringe on all sides. Good condition.
ProvenancePurchase