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Italian, Possibly Florence

Textile Fragment, 1450-1500

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Italian

Title

Textile Fragment

Year

1450-1500

Medium

Silk velvet (cut wrap pile) voided and brocaded with silver gilt filé with bouclé details

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • metallic wrapped yarn

Techniques

  • compound weave,
  • supplementary weft patterning,
  • voided velvet

Dimensions

Length: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 inches)

Place

Possibly Florence

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

30.002

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