Piece

Italian, Venice

ca. 1720

Not on view

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Title: Piece
Date: ca. 1720
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Silk and metal thread
Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (97.8 × 52.1 cm) (loom width)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.55.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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