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Piece of velvet

Italian
16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Velvet
Dimensions Height x width: 10 1/4 x 10 1/16 in. (26 x 25.5 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.503
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSmall in scale. The ground and pattern both green. Uncut velvet, on which is a design of eight-pointed rosettes of plain weave and oblong bars of cut velvet, arranged diagonally. Pieced.