Cushion Cover
1650-1876 (made)
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Cushion cover in Silk brocade velvet red and green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven Silk velvet brocade with vertical and horizontal point repeat with 4 minimum pattern areas. Satin Foundation structure 4/1 satin; silk, ivory; thin. Weft: cotton; 1 strand. Satin & velvet warp order 3-1-2. Velvet structure: silk, red and green. Pile counts, warps 19, along weft 16. Binding weft threads: silk, supper skinny white untwisted. Brocade structure: wholly brocaded? whole , 4/1 twill, count 13. Shots between pile 2. Metal & twist: gilt? silver? S tightness of wrap: medium. 4/1 twill brocade slightly variable. Selvedges> Dimensions not taken. Several bands of different weaves: one side has: red pile warp + cotton foundation; one band of black warp; the other side has green pile warp and cotton foundation and a blue layer. |
| Brief description | velvet, 1700-1729, Turkish silk brocade, red and green |
| Physical description | Cushion cover in Silk brocade velvet red and green. |
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| Accession number | 90-1878 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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