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Piece of brocade

Italian
late 16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Silk; brocade
Dimensions Overall: 150.8 x 53.3 cm (59 3/8 x 21 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number20.899
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionDark violet silk ground powdered with a design of small conventional plant forms woven with green silk, gold and a little tarnished silver thread. Very much worn.