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Woven Silk

1600-1629 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk velvet, woven in cut and uncut coloured pile on a cream-coloured silk ground enriched with silver strips. Rows of symmetrical plant devices within compartments outlined by floral and leafy stems linked together in pairs.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk velvet
Brief description
Silk velvet, Italy, 1600-1629.
Physical description
Silk velvet, woven in cut and uncut coloured pile on a cream-coloured silk ground enriched with silver strips. Rows of symmetrical plant devices within compartments outlined by floral and leafy stems linked together in pairs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14.5in
  • Width: 10.875in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 2481/1903.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
26-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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