Furnishing Fabric
1650-1675 (made)
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Panel of a mid-17th century Italian furnishing fabric with a large symmetrical, predominantly stylized floral pattern. Two-coloured silk damask which could have been used as showing the pattern as crimson on the yellow ground, and vice versa. Possibly woven in Tuscany.
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Brief description | silk damask in red and yellow, Italian, 1650-1675 |
Physical description | Panel of a mid-17th century Italian furnishing fabric with a large symmetrical, predominantly stylized floral pattern. Two-coloured silk damask which could have been used as showing the pattern as crimson on the yellow ground, and vice versa. Possibly woven in Tuscany. |
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Accession number | 282-1880 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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