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Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath' by Ghiyath — VisualArtsDB

Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath'

Silk Velvet Designed by 'Ghiyath'

1550–1599

Medium: Silk, cut and voided velvet with continuous floats of flat metal thread
Dimensions: Textile: L. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm) W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm) Mount: L. 30 in. (76.2 cm) W. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Genre: Textile
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY