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Velvet

1500-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Blue pile on pile velvet with figured lighter green ogival pattern with scrolling vines and leaf motifs


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
silk velvet
Brief description
Fragment of blue pile on pile velvet, 1500-1550, Italian
Physical description
Blue pile on pile velvet with figured lighter green ogival pattern with scrolling vines and leaf motifs
Dimensions
  • Length: 69.3cm
  • Width: 47.7cm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Lisa Monnas, ‘Plentie and Abundaunce’: Henry XVIII’s Valuable Store of Textiles, in: The Inventory of King Henry VIII. Volume II: Textiles and Dress, (ed.) David Starkey, London 2012, pp. 235-294, p. 258.
Collection
Accession number
1073-1901

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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