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Textile

Unknown1690–1710

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two side- by-side repeats of floral forms within a curving border in gold on plum. The repeats give the impression of a central vase.

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Details

Title: Textile
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1690–1710
Physical Dimensions: w510 x h1050 cm
Type: Textile
Rights: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: damask weave with discontinuous supplementary weft (brocade)
Provenance: ex. coll. Antonio Vives y Escudero
Dimensions: Warp x Weft: 104.8 x 50.8 cm (41 1/4 x 20 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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