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Probably Italian
late 17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk velvet cut and uncut, silk yarns and gilt wires
Dimensions
64 x 130 cm (25 3/16 x 51 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number65.597
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionVoided velvet panel, showing a renaissance building in a garden setting. Woven with red, green and gold-colored silks. Velvet pile is cut and uncut giving a three dimensional and modeled effect. Ground possibly may have been of silver-glit threads, fragments of which remain. Continuous border on four sides of undulating floral vine. Condition excellent. Selvedges remain on top and bottom.