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Piece of velvet

Italian
16th–17th century

Medium/Technique Velvet
Dimensions 40 x 97 cm (15 3/4 x 38 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .97 x .40
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number27.143
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPinkish red silk on ground: on this are rows of leaf-like forms, turning first to the right and then to the left. The design is of green cut and uncut velvet.
ProvenanceLent by Horatio G. Curtis, May 2, 1914. Returned Nov. 12, 1915. Re-lent May 5, 1920. Returned Oct. 15, 1920.