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Italy

Back of Chasuble, Late 16th/early 17th century

Silk, plain weave with two color supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut voided velvet
96.2 x 71.2 cm (37 7/8 x 28 in.)
Repeat: 8.3 x 6.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson, 1932.855