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Brocade fragment
Italian
17th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 52 cm (6 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number24.398
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is woven with red silk with a satin surface. The weft is jute, or some similar fiber. The design of a large flower with smaller leaves and flowers is woven with the yellow silk warp ribbed by the heavy weft and thin strips of metal which form part of the weft.