early 16th century
Italy
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk and metal thread
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SizeOverall: 43 x 25 3/4 in. [loom width] (109.2 x 65.4 cm); Mounted on board in plexi box: 46 x 29 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (116.8 x 74.6 x 6.7 cm)
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Geography details
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Country today
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Dateearly 16th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This splendid crimson velvet with pink voided areas and others brocaded with silver-wrapped yellow thread reflects the international style common in Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Egypt in the late fifteenth century. Yet, because of the mutual exchange of artistic vocabularies, especially in the production of velvets, there remains the possibility that this textile was actually woven in Venice.