Procurator’s Velvet Stole

c. 1575– 1600

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Procurator’s Velvet Stole, c. 1575– 1600. Italy, Venice, late 16th century. Dyed silk; velvet in two heights of cut pile (pile on pile, alto e basso), woven as two stole widths; overall: 142.2 x 71.1 cm (56 x 28 in.); mounted: 147.3 x 77.5 cm (58 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.829

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Velvet
Formatted Medium: dyed silk; velvet in two heights of cut pile (pile on pile, alto e basso), woven as two stole widths
Medium: dyed, silk, velvet, heights, cut, pile, alto, basso, woven, stole, widths
Dimensions: Overall: 142.2 x 71.1 cm (56 x 28 in.); Mounted: 147.3 x 77.5 cm (58 x 30 1/2 in.)
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1942.829
Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Severance
Exhibitions: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection, Renaissance lace rotation
Rights Statement: CC0