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Fragment of silk velvet brocade on a gold ground with a pomegranate pattern
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fragment of silk velvet on a gold ground. Design: on a ground enriched with gold shot, wine-red pili-on-pile velvet rises, and in some places curled gold, a pattern consisting of a pomegranate, surrounded by large lobed leaves, encircled by a heavy leaf garland, alternating with two smaller leaves decorated in the same way. Note: compare with bk-nm-12364.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFragment zijden fluweelbrokaat op gouden grond met granaatappelpatroon. 1450 - 1525. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.