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Collection Online as of November 7, 2025

Knitted, forest green jacket decorated with winding, solid gold leaves and five-petaled flowers. At the hem and sleeve edges of the jacket, the solid green thread has been knitted in alternating stitches into a checkered pattern. Three lines of interweaving gold create bands that outline the floral pattern on the chest and sleeves.

Knitted Hunting Jacket

1600s

Italy, 17th century

knitted silk with gold thread
Overall: 67.5 x 121.5 cm (26 9/16 x 47 13/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1931.62
Location: 003 Special Exhibition Hall
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