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17th Century Embroidered Silk Velvet
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17th Century Embroidered Silk Velvet

17th century
Sold 20 October 2026 · Textile Antiques
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China, for the Portuguese market

The green silk velvet embroidered with silk and gilt paper wrapped thread and couched silk thread.

This velvet is closely related to a hanging or coverlet in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 15.43.314, illustrated as fig. 47 in the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800’, publ. Thames & Hudson, 2013), having in common not only the colour and design but also the technique, in which the traditional East Asian gilt paper wrapped thread overlays tightly compacted paper to simulate European couched work when employed to imitate European motifs. The individual panels of which the current velvet is contrived would originally have been intended to form a short cope.

Date of Manufacture

Textile Antiques has dated this Embroidered Silk Velvet Panel to the 17th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
102cm (40.16")
Width
190cm (74.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1154680
Dealers Internal Reference
70
Description
China, for the Portuguese market

The green silk velvet embroidered with silk and gilt paper wrapped thread and couched silk thread.

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This velvet is closely related to a hanging or coverlet in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc.
Textile Antiques

no. 15.43.314, illustrated as fig. 47 in the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800’, publ. Thames & Hudson, 2013), having in common not only the colour and design but also the technique, in which the traditional East Asian gilt paper wrapped thread overlays tightly compacted paper to simulate European couched work when employed to imitate European motifs. The individual panels of which the current velvet is contrived would originally have been intended to form a short cope.

Date of Manufacture

Textile Antiques has dated this Embroidered Silk Velvet Panel to the 17th Century.

Height
102cm (40.16")
Width
190cm (74.80")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1154680
Dealers Internal Ref
70
Textile Antiques
Textile Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2025

Fine european textiles and tapestries of the period spanning the 15th century to the early 20th century.

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A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. SOLD20 OCT 26
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Archive I A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. SOLD20 OCT 26

17th Century Embroidered Silk Velvet

Archive II A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. View II
Archive III A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. View III
Archive IV A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. View IV
Archive V A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork. View V
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Essex
United Kingdom
Verified Since Jul 2025
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A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork.
17th century embroidered silk velvet
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A seventeenth-century dark green silk velvet textile panel adorned with intricate gold thread embroidery featuring symmetrical arabesques and floral scrollwork.
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  • ObjectAntique Textiles
  • Period17th century
  • Style17th Century Baroque
  • MaterialSilk Velvet, Gold Thread
  • ColourDark Green and Gold
  • MotifsArabesque scrolls, foliate tendrils, symmetrical floral motifs
  • SizeH 102 cm (40 in) x W 190 cm (75 in)

This seventeenth-century antique textile is an embroidered silk velvet panel made in China for the Portuguese market, associated with the seventeenth-century Baroque style. The dark green silk velvet is decorated with intricate gold thread embroidery using silk and gilt paper wrapped thread and couched silk thread, forming symmetrical arabesques, foliate tendrils and floral scrollwork. The individual panels forming this textile were originally intended to make a short cope. The piece measures 102 cm high and 190 cm wide. In a contemporary home, this textile panel suits placement above a sideboard as a decorative wall hanging. It brings rich historical character and textile artistry to a room, fitting well within Victorian and Gothic design schemes.

Textiles from the 17th century frequently feature heavy silk velvet grounds decorated with elaborate metal thread embroidery, such as gold or silver couching. The designs typically display symmetrical Baroque floral patterns, Scrolling tendrils, and intricate arabesques influenced by European woven silks and ecclesiastical vestments.

Historically, artisans constructed these textiles using a dense silk velvet pile base. The raised ornamentation was crafted using fine silk core threads wrapped in flattened silver or gold wire, which were stitched down using couching techniques alongside silk embroidery thread.

Authentic pieces exhibit irregular hand-loomed velvet weaving, natural silk substrate degradation, and oxidisation of the metallic threads over centuries. Inspection under magnification reveals hand-stitched couching and thread wear consistent with historical age rather than machine reproduction.

Interior designers frequently mount antique textile fragments onto acid-free linen backing boards inside custom UV-protective glass frames. Displayed above a sideboard or console table, these textiles serve as textured focal points that add historical contrast to modern architecture.

Keep historic textiles away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and fluctuating temperatures to prevent fiber degradation and metallic tarnishing. Cleaning should be restricted to gentle dusting by a professional conservator; wet cleaning or commercial chemicals must never be applied.
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