Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile in a plain weave foundation (ciselé voided velvet), Rows of diagonal motifs: one a lozenge with two vine appendages in green formed by cut velvet, the other a lozenge with vine scrolls in yellow green formed by the foundation fabric (voided velvet) on a green ground of uncut velvet. Diagonals reversed from row to row. Interspaces are filled with tiny diamonds., Italy, 17th century, woven textiles, Fragment

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