Procurator’s Velvet Stole
c. 1575–1600
Overall: 142.2 x 71.1 cm (56 x 28 in.); Mounted: 147.3 x 77.5 cm (58 x 30 1/2 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.829
Venetian law obliged senators to wear colored textiles, in contrast to other male citizens, who wore black. The Procurator, a very high level government official, was required to wear a red stole, a cloth worn over one shoulder. So that it would read the same from front and ba...
Artifact
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Venice
Technique
Alto e basso silk velvet
Medium
Alto e basso silk velvet
Genre
Velvet
Department
Textiles
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