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Piece of velvet
Italian
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; velvet
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 5/16 x 20 1/4 in. (46.5 x 51.5 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite silk ground with a powder of symmetrical conventional plant forms in red cut, and uncut velvet. Edged with yellow gimp woven with strips of gilt and white thread sparsely wound with such tarnished silver.