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Unknown Maker, Italian

Velvet fragment

Maker

Unknown Maker, Italian

Culture

Italian, Venetian

Title

Velvet fragment

Year

ca. 1500

Medium

  • silk

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Italy

Dimensions

81.3 x 24.8 cm (32 x 9 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

59.125

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
Cloth of Kings
Jan 25, 1985 – Feb 24, 1985

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Unknown Maker, Italian
Velvet fragment, ca. 1500
Silk
81.3 x 24.8 cm (32 x 9 3/4 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 59.125

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