Fragment

17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Fragment of purple cut and uncut velvet on silk ground originally heavily shot with silver metal thread. Design of a small branch with two leaves curving in opposite directions. Horizontal rows of design turn alternately left and right.

Details

Title: Fragment
Date Created: 17th century
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) with supplementary weft
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

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Fragment

17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

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