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Piece of velvet
Italian
Medium/Technique
Velvet
Dimensions
Height x width: 11 x 7 1/16 in. (28 x 18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is woven with light gray-blue silk and thin strips of silver gilt. The design of disconnected conventional flowers and leaves is of blue cut and uncut velvet. This piece may possibly be of the 16th-17th cent., but looks more like a.19th century reproduction.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of J. Pallotti