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Naturalistic-style panel
Italian (Genoa)
about 1740–50
Object Place: Genoa, Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk velvet cut and uncut on silk satin ground
Dimensions
186.5 x 58 cm (73 7/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joan Kaminski
Accession Number1977.125
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPolychrome cut, uncut and voided silk velvet, white satin voided ground, sleveges intact. Symmetrical design of vases alternating with cornucopias, each filled with naturalistic fruits and flowers in yellow, orange and purple colors. Good condition, colors bright. Photography: B/W, color slide (9/85).
ProvenanceDressed and Furnished in Flowers: Fine Textiles of the Western European 18th Century (April 29-July 28, 1985) (MFA-Torf Gallery-Tuchscherer)