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Piece of brocade
Italian
16th(?)–17th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width (a): 7 x 10.5 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Height x width (b): 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (19 x 8 cm)
Height x width (b): 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (19 x 8 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.757a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is of red silk. On this are rows of single compound leaves and groups of three simple leaves arranged obliquely and close together to suggest an all-over pattern . The design is woven with gold thread and narrow strips of silver gilt.