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Piece of velvet
Probably Italian
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Velvet
Dimensions
Height x width: 16 x 7 in. (40.6 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDeep cream-colored silk ground faded to pink; on this is a design of zig-zag lines woven with yellow silk, as in brocade, and symmetrical concentional forms turning both up and down of violet cut and uncut velvet. Pieced.