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Fragment

16th century

Italy, 16th century

Medium
Silk brocade
Measurements
Average: 85.4 x 50.2 cm (33 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.675
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A silk brocade fragment features vertical rows of repeating botanical patterns against a dark red ground. Large, golden bulb-shaped forms are centered within sweeping leaf-like shapes that curve symmetrically outward. Small light blue and white flowers appear throughout the dense gold weave. The textile's top and bottom edges have worn away into frayed, loose threads where the fabric was cut.

Fragment

16th century

Italy, 16th century

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