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Textile

17th century · Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: complementary weft patterning with brocade

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

a) Two broad vertical strips, one gray and one red, each with an all-over pattern of small gold palmettes. The two areas are separated by a narrow orange stripe with a floral serpentine brocaded in polychrome silks and metal thread.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
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Credit lineTextile. 17th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of George A. Hearn. CC0.

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