Border
1650-1675 (made)
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Border of crimson silk velvet with an appliqué pattern embroidered in silver-gilt and silver thread, and red and yellow silks on canvas. Symmetrical pattern of scrolling leafy stems enclosing fruit devices, repeated in a vertical row. On either side is a narrow border filled with a wavy floral stem. Made up of two pieces of velvet sewn together.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk velvet, applied with canvas work in silver-gilt and silver thread and silks |
| Brief description | Border, embroidered silk velvet, applied with canvas work in silver-gilt and silver thread and silks, Italy, 1650-75 |
| Physical description | Border of crimson silk velvet with an appliqué pattern embroidered in silver-gilt and silver thread, and red and yellow silks on canvas. Symmetrical pattern of scrolling leafy stems enclosing fruit devices, repeated in a vertical row. On either side is a narrow border filled with a wavy floral stem. Made up of two pieces of velvet sewn together. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 84218/1902. |
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| Accession number | 540A-1902 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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