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Piece of velvet

Probably Italian
16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Velvet
Dimensions Height x width: 7 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (20 x 21 cm)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.427
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite silk ground woven with narrow strips of silver; the design of S-like forms, set obliquely, is of brownish violet cut and uncut velvet. Pieced.