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Furnishing Fabric

1690-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Composed of three breadths; the repeating design is executed in cut and uncut coloured velvet on a creamy-white silk ground, and consists of a large bunch of flowers and leaves with a flower beneath, within a framework of leaves and flowers [original description from accession register]; Part A is pieced

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Furnishing
  • Furnishing
Materials and techniques
woven furnishing textile
Brief description
silk velvet, 1690-1720, Italian; three-colour symetrical floral white satin ground
Physical description
Composed of three breadths; the repeating design is executed in cut and uncut coloured velvet on a creamy-white silk ground, and consists of a large bunch of flowers and leaves with a flower beneath, within a framework of leaves and flowers [original description from accession register]; Part A is pieced
Collection
Accession number
340A-1891

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Record createdNovember 21, 2005
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