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Fragment

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fragment of red cut and uncut pile in a cream-colored ground in a pattern of stylized plant forms and embellished lozenges.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
16th–17th century
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a twill foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 20.4 × 14.5 cm (8 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Type
woven textiles
Fragment
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