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Antique Italian Textile, Silk Damask Brocade,
16th Century
Size 23"x 20.5"
Size 59 x 52cm
Detail below
Italian Textile
History

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16th Century Italian Brocade

Two horizontal panels of metal thread and crimson
damask woven with large facing rampant lions, a crowned double headd
eagle below, a pair of birds above, bordered with scrolling foliage
and pomegranites.
"The Art Institute of Chicago", p.24 |
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