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Cut and uncut voided velvet
Italian
17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk; velvet
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 x 17 1/2 in. (30.5 x 44.5 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1048
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCut and uncut voided velvet; white satin ground (much soiled) with all-over repeat of highly stylized foliate forms combined with geometric motifs; design woven in cut and uncut pile in vertical stripes of purple, faded grayish-blue, white, bluish-green and brownish-green; pile worn away in a number of places; right selvedge present.