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Woven Silk

1500s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Very dark purplish-black velvet, two lengths seamed down the centre to create a pattern match, very large ogival lattice with main ogee containing flowers and stylized leaves, separating wide lattice filled in with planes containing floral and leaf designs and geometric patterns.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
silk velvet
Brief description
velvet, 1500s, Italian
Physical description
Very dark purplish-black velvet, two lengths seamed down the centre to create a pattern match, very large ogival lattice with main ogee containing flowers and stylized leaves, separating wide lattice filled in with planes containing floral and leaf designs and geometric patterns.
Style
Collection
Accession number
717-1907

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Record createdMay 1, 2009
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