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Piece of brocade
Italian(?)
17th century
Medium/Technique
Silk and gold-colored metallic thread brocade
Dimensions
74 x 20 cm (29 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.782
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed corded silk ground. On this are rows of conventional plant forms and single flowers in profile arranged to suggest the palm or cone design of the East, and woven with gold thread. Much worn and pieced.