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Fragment

Unknown Maker

Small irregular-shaped pattern of red cut velvet on a gold metallic cloth ground. Design of large-scale pomegranate pattern.

Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

16th century
Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet)
1921-22-12
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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