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Piece of brocade
Probably Italian
Medium/Technique
Silk and gilt metal threads brocade (brocatelle)
Dimensions
20.7 x 28.8 cm (8 1/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number97.564
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground and design are of yellow silk and gold thread. The design of interlacing framework enclosing a symmetrical, conventional arrangement of floral ornament, is outlined with deep pink silk and detailed with blocks of red silk.
Provenance97.485 - 97.596 were acquired by the donor by exchange with the Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y.,From the Collection bought by them of Salvadore & Son of Florence, Italy, in 1897