Silk Velvet with Gold in Pomegranate Pattern
1450–1500
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Silk Velvet with Gold in Pomegranate Pattern, 1450–1500. Italy, possibly Florence, 15th century. Silk, gold thread; velvet: cut pile in two heights, uncut pile loops, gold-thread loops; overall: 118.7 x 60.6 cm (46 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.); mounted: 130.8 x 71.1 cm (51 1/2 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.596
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Velvet
- Formatted Medium
- silk, gold thread; velvet: cut pile in two heights, uncut pile loops, gold-thread loops
- Dimensions
- Overall: 118.7 x 60.6 cm (46 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.); Mounted: 130.8 x 71.1 cm (51 1/2 x 28 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1940.596
- Credit Line
- Bequest of James Parmelee
- Exhibitions
- 2000 Years of Silk Weaving, Venice: Silk and Lace, Draped in Splendor: Renaissance Textiles and the Church, Renaissance Textiles (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115, Gallery 214 installation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 1994).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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