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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
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.