Medium:

Medium: silk, metallic thread, wool Technique: velvet

Type:

woven textiles

Cover

Date:

18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Velvet square with rows of offset scallops that contain small floral sprigs. Bound on the edges with three bands of metallic trim also with floral sprigs. Edges piped in a woolen fabric, possibly from a Kashmir shawl. Backed with red silk.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Accession Number:

1938-57-1281

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a22a9ffe-4e75-424d-95a6-b2ac78c0d334

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-57-1281