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Piece of velvet
Probably Italian
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; velvet
Dimensions
Height x width: 3 1/4 x 7 in. (8.3 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is of yellow silk woven with narrow strips of silver gilt; the design of rows of two plume-like leaves growing from opposite sides of a small stem is of red cut and uncut velvet.