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Velvet

1600s

Italy, 17th century

Medium
velvet (cut and uncut); silk
Measurements
Overall: 46.4 x 33.7 cm (18 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1918.44
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A vertical silk velvet textile fragment features a stylized floral pattern in brownish-maroon, dark blue, and green on a cream ground. Three columns of repeating flowers alternate across the fabric, each with salmon pink centers and curving stems. The plush surface transitions between raised and flat textures across the unevenly cut fragment. Maroon blooms occupy the left column, while blue and green flowers fill the center and right.

Velvet

1600s

Italy, 17th century

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