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TWO PIECED LENGTHS OF "BIZARRE" SILK
Circa 1710-1720, possibly Venetian
Woven and brocaded in metal-threads, fris and coloured silks with stylised pomegranate heads, exotic flowers and foliage, some wear
20 in. x 43 in. (51 cm. x 109 cm.);
two similar lengths woven with cornacopaie and flourishes against a salmon pink ground, both joined, some wear and fading
20 in. x 56 in. (51 cm. x 142 cm.), 20 in. x 56 in. (53 cm. x 142 cm.);
and four other fragments (8)
Circa 1710-1720, possibly Venetian
Woven and brocaded in metal-threads, fris and coloured silks with stylised pomegranate heads, exotic flowers and foliage, some wear
20 in. x 43 in. (51 cm. x 109 cm.);
two similar lengths woven with cornacopaie and flourishes against a salmon pink ground, both joined, some wear and fading
20 in. x 56 in. (51 cm. x 142 cm.), 20 in. x 56 in. (53 cm. x 142 cm.);
and four other fragments (8)