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Piece of brocade
Possibly Spanish or Italian
18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk and silver-colored metaalic thread brocaded
Dimensions
58 x 57 cm (22 13/16 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number00.476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is corded red silk. On one side is a narrow band of looped lines arranged in imitation of lace. On the main field are rows of rampant lions and deer and conventional bunches of flowers. At the foot of the alternate bunches stands a cupid. The design is woven with tarnished metal thread.