Cooper Hewitt

Textile

18th century

MediumMedium: silk, cotton, metallic yarns Technique: supplementary warp pile (velvet) with two sets of supplementary warps (red and blue) in a five-harness satin foundation, with discontinuous supplementary wefts patterning (brocaded) bound in 1/4 twill Label: silk velvet with metallic brocade

DepartmentCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionCooper Hewitt

Fragment of velvet with rows of offset circles in creamy off-white on a deep red velvet pile ground. Each circle contains a medallion near its base, encircled by flowering hyacinth branches. Each medallion contains a pearl near its base, encircled by a carnation and tulip on a vine. Trefoil patterns in the interstices. A border at the bottom shows carnations (upside down) enclosed in shield-shaped tabs. In red, off-white and gold with touches of pale green.

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