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Unknown Maker, Florentine

Textile Length

Description

Maker

Culture

Florentine, Italian

Title

Textile Length

Year

ca. 1750 - 1760

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk

Dimensions

102.9 cm (40 1/2 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

31.267

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This fabric exemplifies the height of Florentine silk textile production in the mid-1700s. It was created by highly skilled weavers working in the difficult technique of voided ciselé velvet, characterized by cut and uncut velvet loops and areas of smooth satin-weave ground. The delicate pattern of leaves and flowers simulates white lace on a light blue satin background. These colors and motifs reflect the influence of pre-Revolution French court fashions in Italy, and specifically Florence, at the time.

–Anissa Pjetri, RISD MFA 2024, Global Arts and Cultures

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Unknown Maker, Florentine

Textile Length, ca. 1750 - 1760

Silk velvet (cut-warp pile), voided and brocaded

102.9 cm (40 1/2 inches) (length)

Museum Appropriation Fund 31.267

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