A late-17th century, floor-length, Italian hanging from the collection of the late Sir Philip Sassoon
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Reference
10609
Height 268 cm., 8ft., 10 in., Width 207 cm., 6 ft., 10 in.
The crimson velvet ground with crimson satin raised work decoration worked in columns of feathery foliate motifs, trimmed with heavy metallic thread tassels, with a scalloped lower edge
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Period
17th Century
Year
1675
Country
Italian
Provenance
The late Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) who was a glamorous and well-known figure in Britain for the first four decades of the 20th century. He was the most eligible bachelor and the greatest host of his time. He attained prominence in the art world, high society and politics
