Wall Panel
ca. 1680-1699 (made)
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Wall panel with cloth of gold appliqué on red velvet with couched gold outlining cords lined with linen, later trimmed with metal thread fringe. Bold pattern of symmetrically arranged palmettes, leaves and gourds based on the patterns of woven furnishing silks. Designed to be used as wallpaper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cloth of gold appliqué on velvet, lined in linen and trimmed with metal thread fringe |
| Brief description | Wall panel, velvet with cloth of gold appliqué, ca. 1680-1699, possibly Italian |
| Physical description | Wall panel with cloth of gold appliqué on red velvet with couched gold outlining cords lined with linen, later trimmed with metal thread fringe. Bold pattern of symmetrically arranged palmettes, leaves and gourds based on the patterns of woven furnishing silks. Designed to be used as wallpaper. |
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| Accession number | T.400-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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