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Stole
Italian
16th–17th century
Dimensions
22 x 218 cm (8 11/16 x 85 13/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.18 x .22
Accession Number
85.310
Medium or Technique
Silk; brocade
Not On View
Collections
Europe, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Green silk ground, on which is woven with silver and gold thread, a powder of flower forms; on this are applied three floriated Greek crosses of cloth of gold. The metal threads used in this brocade were made by winding silk with thin strips of silver, and silver gilt. Bound on two sides with gilt braid. On each end is a scalloped gimp of yellow and silver gilt. Lined with green silk.
Provenance
Purchased by the donor of J. Pallotti
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales