Detail View: The AMICA Library: Panel

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.90.114
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Textiles
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
European; Southern European; Italian; Genoan
Creator Role: 
weavers
Creator Name-CRT: 
artist unknown
Title: 
Panel
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
18th century
Creation Start Date: 
1700
Creation End Date: 
1799
Materials and Techniques: 
silk
Classification Term: 
woven fabric
Dimensions: 
H.85-1/2 x W.22-1/4 in
Component Measured: 
overall
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
90.114
Credit Line: 
Miscellaneous Purchase Funds
Rights: 
Context: 

It was the Italians in the 14th and 15th centuries who developed velvet weaving to the level of an art form. Technological advances, which enabled manipulation of individual pile threads, gave designers tremendous freedom to exploit the rich texture. Velvets, such as this panel which was made in Genoa, were used for everything from men's dress suits and women's ball gowns to wall coverings and upholstery fabric. Italy maintained leadership in the production area of heavy, rich opulent velvets for hundreds of years.

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