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PIECE

Piece. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Overall: 41 3/4 x 39 in. (106 x 99.1 cm). Date: ca. 1720. Panels such as this--with its extraordinary patterns in long repeats--were called "bizarre" by the Danish scholar Slomann, who believed they were made in India. Most scholars consider them an exotic phase in the history of European silk weaving.
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Title:
PIECE
Caption:
Piece. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Overall: 41 3/4 x 39 in. (106 x 99.1 cm). Date: ca. 1720. Panels such as this--with its extraordinary patterns in long repeats--were called "bizarre" by the Danish scholar Slomann, who believed they were made in India. Most scholars consider them an exotic phase in the history of European silk weaving.
Technique/material:
Silk and metal thread
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2776 x 3476 px | 27.6 MB
Print size:
23.5 x 29.4 cm | 9.3 x 11.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
EUROPE • EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS • ITALY • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SILK AND METAL THREAD • SILK • TEXTILES • TEXTILES-WOVEN • TEXTILES: SILK • VENICE • WOVEN