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A work made of silk; cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts in cut gold strips wound around silk core; against twill weave foundation.

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  • A work made of silk; cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts in cut gold strips wound around silk core; against twill weave foundation.

Date:

1950s

Artist:

Woven by Luigi Bevilacqua (Founded 1700)
Italy, Venice

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Luigi Bevilacqua (Weaver)

Title

Panel

Place

Venice (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1950–1959

Medium

Silk; cut, uncut, voided velvet with additional patterning wefts in cut gold strips wound around silk core; against twill weave foundation

Dimensions

83.8 × 64.2 cm (33 × 25 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Italian Government from His Excellency Alberto Tarchiani, Ambassador of Italy

Reference Number

1954.244

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