Medium:

Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation

Dimensions:

H x W: 20.5 × 20 cm (8 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Fragment

Made in:

Italy or France

Date:

17th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Dark purple fragment with cut and uncut pile in a design of stylized flower sprigs alternating facing left and right.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf

Accession Number:

1962-56-109

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b1921f5c-8114-4e15-b138-66f8cc59d009

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1962-56-109