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Fragment

CultureItalian
Dateearly 17th century
MediumSilk
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 × 15 1/8 inches (21.27 × 38.42 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number31-126/141
On View
Not on view
DescriptionGreen silk and satin weave with slashed decoration.Gallery Label

The two brightly colored fragments on the left are embellished by pinking or slashing.  After the fabric was woven, embroiderers stamped it with a sharp incising tool creating a repeating pattern of small cuts. Although these slits damaged the fabric, the resulting minutely frayed edges along the slashes resembled the jagged petals of carnations, or “pinks,” giving the technique its name. Pinked fabric, which allowed undergarments to be seen through the cloth, was fashionable during the 1600s. These examples were most likely originally parts of garments, as they show evidence of tailoring and seaming.

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recto overall
early 17th century
31-126/140
Fragment
31-126/142
Horse trapping
ca. 1720-1740
94-26
Fragment
late 18th century
43-21/5
Fragment
1717-1720
R48-40/3
Fragment
early 17th century
31-126/143
Small cover
ca. 1700-1750
R50-11
Coverlet border
ca. 1575-1625
43-21/7
Panel
ca. 1675-1725
32-22/9
recto overall
ca. 1575-1626
32-22/3
Fragment
ca. 1780
R48-40/16
Fragment
ca. 1780
R48-40/17