Velvet with Figural Imagery

Unknown Artist

mid-16th century

Velvet with Figural Imagery by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk, metal wrapped thread; cut and voided velvet

Dimensions

Textile: L. 31 in. (78.7 cm) W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) Mount: L. 35 5/8 in. (90.5 cm) W. 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm) D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Classification

Textiles

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952

Accession Number

52.20.11

Tags

BirdsMenDragonsFlowers

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