1701 / 1725, Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

1701 / 1725, Hilton Molino Stucky Venice

Identifier
chndm_1945-76-1
Transfer of custody
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Acquisition
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Material
Depiction
Production time
Production place

Description

Fragment composed of two pieces of silk in the ‘bizarre’ style. Design shows a column form alternating with a flower vase with swag, and large florals in pink, blue and yellow. nk flowers and a spiral column. Rich use of gold and silver with limited brocaded silk colors. Red-orange foundation fabric limited to linear details or small areas of background. Silver and gold tarnished.