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Furnishing Fabric

1650-1675 (made)
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 175cm
  • Width: 56cm
Collection
Accession number
282-1880

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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