Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 38.5 × 20 cm (15 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Fragment

Made in:

Italy

Date:

16th–17th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Yellow-green cut and uncut velvet in stylized foliage and flower pattern against a dark yellow ground.

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

1962-56-111

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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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/kq484bd0c66-4483-4407-878f-04e25704d733

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1962-56-111