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Piece of brocade

Possibly Italian
Design 16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Silk; brocade
Dimensions Height x width: 7 1/16 x 7 1/2 in. (18 x 19 cm)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.486
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionOn a ground of much faded pink silk is a design woven with yellow silk of rosettes and diamond-like forms.
ProvenanceAcquired by the donor by exchange with the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.,From the Collection bought by them of Salvadore & Son of Florence, Italy, in 1897.