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Piece of brocade
Probably Italian
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 14.5 x 21 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.267
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDeep bluish violet silk ground on which is a powder of conventional plant and other forms woven with gold and silver thread. The metal threads are made by winding white and yellow silk with narrow strips of gold and silver gilt. Pieced.