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Textile
Possibly Italian
17th century
Medium/Technique
Weaving: silk and metallic yarns
Dimensions
100 x 135 cm (39 3/8 x 53 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.35 x 1.
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.108
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGreen silk ground, on which are rows of curving sprays bearing flowers, leaping animals and birds; across the ends, two borders, one of vases of conventional flowers, the other of a scrolling vine bearing flowers; the design is woven with cream white silk and narrow strips of silver. The warp threads on the ends are twisted into long cords.