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Piece of brocade

Probably Italian
Late 16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Brocade
Dimensions Height x width: 68 x 23 cm (26 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.756
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionRed corded silk ground. The design of interlocking leaves forming an ogival framework and enclosing bunches of conventional flowers, is woven with yellow silk and narrow strips of silver.