Historic textiles

Embroidered and printed textiles produced in Europe and dating from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, present in a vast array of types (velvets, tapestries, Perugia tablecloths, damasks, lampas) and decorative forms that illustrate the most significant moments in the development of European production.

Griccia motif velvet, Florence, last quarter of XV cent. Figured, cut velvet, overshot silk.

Velvet, Turkey, turn of XVI-XVII cent. Figured, cut velvet brocade; silk, cotton, silver.

Velvet, Italy (Florence?), turn of XV-XVI, cent. Figured, cut velvet, overshot silk.

Velvet, Venice (?), turn of XV-XVI, cent. Figured, cut velvet overshot brocade with boucle effect; silk, spun gold.

Velvet, Florence, third quarter of XVI cent. Figured, cisele velvet; silk.

Cisele velvet, Florentine manufacture, second half of XVI cent. Silk, gold leaf.

Vestment, stole, maniple, Italy, first quarter of XVII cent. Italy, second half of XVIII cent. Cisele velvet; silk; Satin chiné à la branche; silk.

Vestment, Florence, mid-XVIII cent. Two-tone Damascus; silk.

Lampas with rosettes, Italian Manufacture (Lucca?), last quarter of XIV cent. Overshot brocade weft lampas; silk, membranous gold.

Velvet, Venice, mid-XV cent. Figured cut velvet brocade; silk, spun gold.

Fabric with lace motif, Italian manufacture, first quarter of XVIII cent. Overshot brocade weft lampas; silk, spun gold.

Textile fragment, Lyon, last quarter of XVIII cent. Striped, painted satin brocade; silk, gouache.

Textile fragment, France, mid-XVIII cent. Grosgrain with brocade borders; Silk.

Textile fragment, Italy, mid-XVI cent. Figured polychrome velvet; Silk.

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