Fragment of a large scale ogee patterned velvet with three colors. The pattern is created by blue cut pile with details in red and white cut pile. The background consisting of a linear pattern is voided. The pile is cut to one height over the entire surface.
15th century
Medium: silk Technique: cut supplementary warp loops in a five-harness satin foundation (velvet)
1976-36-1
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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