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AN ITALIAN LENGTH OF CRIMSON CUT VELVET
Probably late 15th Century, probably Florence
Voided to reveal a gold coloured ground, worked with artichokes sprouting from a central sinuous knotty stem, with similar branches extending into the borders, some wear and restorations, backed
23 in. x 78 in. (58 cm. x 198 cm.)
Literature
Compare Otto von Falke plates 445 and 450

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