Cut velvet with Repeat Pattern of Ovoid Floral Medallions Separated by Chains of Rosettes
Cut velvet with Repeat Pattern of Ovoid Floral Medallions Separated by Chains of Rosettes

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Cut velvet with Repeat Pattern of Ovoid Floral Medallions Separated by Chains of Rosettes,

16th century

Italian
y1955-3270

Information

Title
Cut velvet with Repeat Pattern of Ovoid Floral Medallions Separated by Chains of Rosettes
Dates

16th century

Medium
Cut velvet, red pile on tan ground; two lengths sewn together
Dimensions
sewn closed: 150.5 x 61.5 cm (59 1/4 x 24 3/16 in.) unsewn at top: 150.5 x 123 cm (59 1/4 x 48 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
y1955-3270
Culture
Italian
Type
textiles
Materials
velvet
Subject
rosettes, allover patterns

Collector's Corner, NY; 1955 museum purchase.

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