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Piece of brocade
Probably Italian
Probably 17th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (17 x 14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.617
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is woven with pink silk and silver wire. The design of seed vessels and flower-like forms in profile arranged like fleur-de-lis, is woven with blue, pink and white silk and light golden brown silk sparsely wound with silver gilt. The background is much faded. Similar to 97.582 (T.3731).