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Velvet
Italian or Turkish
late 15th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk velvet brocade
Dimensions
102.5 x 65.5 cm (40 3/8 x 25 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number51.2476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDeep cream satin ground with large-scale symmetrical design of columns of pomegranates woven in dark red, yellow, green and blue cut pile; some of pile worn; a number of small holes and cracks.
ProvenanceDikran Kélékian (b. 1868 - d. 1951), New York; sold by Kélékian to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1951, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $775. (Accession Date: November 8, 1951)