Textile ArtsItalian, Ligurian, Genoese

Fragment of Polychrome Velvet

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Textile Arts

Culture

Italian, Ligurian, Genoese

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

283 x 117 cm (111 7/16 x 46 1/16 in.)

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