late 15th-mid-16th century
Italy
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Hanging
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk and metal thread
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Size10 ft. 5 1/2 in. Г— 68 in. (318.8 Г— 172.7 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Datelate 15th-mid-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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Velvets patterned with this fifteenth-sixteenth century version of the palmette were named “pomegranate velvets” in the nineteenth century and have had this name ever since.
