Fragment

ca. 1700

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Pilaster-like pattern of large-scale leaves and flowers in green ciselé velvet on yellow satin ground. Satin ground originally shot through with flat strips of gold, which is now almost entirely worn away.

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Details

Title: Fragment
Date Created: ca. 1700
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: ciselé voided satin velvet.
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Metal Satin Silk Textile Velvet