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Rectangular piece of velvet
Italian
17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Velvet
Dimensions
27 x 20.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1045
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionKhaki ground, with neutral blue-violet cut and uncut pile. Lozenge-shaped compartments with guilloche borders, each containing one or two types of stylized plants, alternating diagonally. Voided areas, now showing khaki ground, originally enriched with flat silver wire, of which traces remain. Wide corded selvedge at right. Soiled and a few white stains.