Fragment

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fragment of orange cut and uncut velvet in a white ground shot with silver thread has an alternating pattern of flower sprigs that intersect hooked barrettes.
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, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation
Type
woven textiles
Fragment
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