Fragment
1500-1600 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Red brocaded silk fragment with a cut velvet pile, and remnants of gilt metal thread and pink voided ground. Large scale pattern of formal stylised leaves and stems, detectable but not comprehensible because of the smallness of the fragment.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded cut silk velvet with gilt metal threads |
| Brief description | Brocaded silk fragment with a cut velvet pile, probably made in Italy, 1500-1600 |
| Physical description | Red brocaded silk fragment with a cut velvet pile, and remnants of gilt metal thread and pink voided ground. Large scale pattern of formal stylised leaves and stems, detectable but not comprehensible because of the smallness of the fragment. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.298-1998 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2008 |
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