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Velvet

1775-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk velvet, woven in cut and uncut pile on a ground of silver-gilt thread. Symmetrical floral pattern of a rococo type, in shades of red, blue, purple, and yellow on a gold ground. Shading is created by the contrast between the cut and uncut pile.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk velvet on silver-gilt ground
Brief description
Polychrome velvet on silver-gilt thread; Russia; late 18th century.
Physical description
Silk velvet, woven in cut and uncut pile on a ground of silver-gilt thread. Symmetrical floral pattern of a rococo type, in shades of red, blue, purple, and yellow on a gold ground. Shading is created by the contrast between the cut and uncut pile.
Dimensions
  • Length: 42in
  • Width: 20in
Object history
Registered File no. 1930/5357.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.76-1930

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2008
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