Fragment, Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: compound twill weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade), Fragment composed of two pieces of silk in the ‘bizarre’ style. Design shows a column form alternating with a flower vase with swag, and large florals in pink, blue and yellow. nk flowers and a spiral column. Rich use of gold and silver with limited brocaded silk colors. Red-orange foundation fabric limited to linear details or small areas of background. Silver and gold tarnished., Venice, Italy, late 17th–early 18th century, woven textiles, Fragment

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