Panel of velvet

Unknown

second half 16th century · Silk and metal thread · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This quintessential luxury fabric, woven with two heights of looped metal thread pile and an additional metal thread weft, was used for both furnishings and costumes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 16th century

Medium

Silk and metal thread

Culture

Italian or Spanish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1944