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Mathevon et Bouvard1860/80
- Attribution
- Produced by Mathevon et Bouvard, 1810–1895 France, Lyon
- Medium
- Silk and cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut pile-on-pile voided velvet; band of partially uncut pile
- Physical dimensions
- 262.8 × 71.2 cm (103 1/2 × 28 in.)
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society
CATALOGUE RECORD
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This velvet features a design with two different lengths of cut pile on a voided ground. At the bottom of this length, there is a band woven with the same material and in the same pattern, executed with cut and uncut velvet. The uncut loops look markedly different in comparison to the cut pile, a distinction that highlights the way in which designers and weavers of velvet can exploit and manipulate velvet piles to create subtle or dramatic effects.
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