Textile

late 17th–early 18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Coral colored damask fragment brocaded with blue silk and metallic yarns. Design in the ‘bizarre’ style shows a pattern of a large round pot superimposed on a long diagonal cylinder with elongated leaf shapes. Both selvages present.

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Title: Textile
Date Created: late 17th–early 18th century
Location Created: possibly Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: warp-faced satin weave with supplementary weft (damask patterning)
Credit line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Cord Damask Metal Satin Silk Textile Yarn