Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation, Black cut and uncut velvet has a design of horizontal running bands of two types of stylized radiating palmettes altnernating with each other. The larger palmette has a space of checkerboard motif in its center., Italy, 17th century, woven textiles, Fragment

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