Textile Fragment
late 14th century (made)
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Tartan velvet with seven colours of cut silk pile, brocaded with gold, with a yellow selvedge at the left edge. Two pieces sewn together. The 'tartan' pattern formed by stripes of uneven width of seven colours of cut silk pile warps, ordered as follows: 18 pale blue, 3 navy, 3 white, 3 green, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 3 navy, 2 pink, 1 dark green, 2 pink, 3 navy, 2 yellow, 2 pink, 3 green, 3 white, 2 navy, 48 crimson, 3 navy, 3 white, 3 green, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 3 navy, 2 pink, 3 navy, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 2 green. These pile warps are voided at intevals to allow the insertion of bands of brocading wefts. The metallic wefts are made of gilded membrane wound in S around a silk or linen core.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet brocaded with gold. |
| Brief description | Tartan velvet of cut silk pile, brocaded with gold. |
| Physical description | Tartan velvet with seven colours of cut silk pile, brocaded with gold, with a yellow selvedge at the left edge. Two pieces sewn together. The 'tartan' pattern formed by stripes of uneven width of seven colours of cut silk pile warps, ordered as follows: 18 pale blue, 3 navy, 3 white, 3 green, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 3 navy, 2 pink, 1 dark green, 2 pink, 3 navy, 2 yellow, 2 pink, 3 green, 3 white, 2 navy, 48 crimson, 3 navy, 3 white, 3 green, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 3 navy, 2 pink, 3 navy, 2 pink, 2 yellow, 2 green. These pile warps are voided at intevals to allow the insertion of bands of brocading wefts. The metallic wefts are made of gilded membrane wound in S around a silk or linen core. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Monnas, Lisa, 'Developments in figured velvet weaving in Italy during the 14th century' in Bulletin de Liaison du Centre International D'étude des Textiles Anciens (Lyon: CIETA, no 63-64, 1986), pp.63-100. |
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| Accession number | 8314-1863 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2005 |
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