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Carpet of wine-red velvet, with embroidery of gold thread and silk
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Carpet of wine-red velvet, with embroidery of gold thread and silk

c. 1600 · embroidering; velvet (fabric weave); gold thread; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Carpet of wine-red velvet, with a medallion in the center surrounded by quarter-round ornaments in the corners and a border of Italian embroidery of gold thread and silk at the top and bottom. Probably from a canopy bed.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKleed van wijnrood fluweel, met borduurwerk van gouddraad en zijde. c. 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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