Costume and Textiles Woven Textile "Luxuriant" design with some "bizarre" design elements; large square formed by two lengths sewn along their selvedges, edges trimmed with looped fringe woven from gilded and silver metal-wrapped threads and dark red cotton thread, backed with dark orange-red twill weave cotton; double vertical rows of similar abstract curved shapes, combined with smaller curled and feathery shapes, some with lobed edges or diapered patterning, branching small floral sprays. Made in Venice, Italy, Europec. 1712-18 Artist/maker unknown, Italian Silk, silver and gilt thread lampas weave with satin weave ground and twill weave pattern Currently not on view 1965-121-2 Purchased with Museum funds, 1965 |
