Fragment
Unknown Maker
Fragment of dark magenta silk velvet, cut and uncut, in a small floral pattern set within a repeating diamond shape.
Credit: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
16th century
Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation
1962-56-153
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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