Designed by Lilly Daché, American (born in France), about 1904–1989
Woman's hat
Hat
American
United States, New York, (New York), late 1950s – early 1960's
Silk velvet
33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of Elizabeth Lea 2001.458

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Pillow cover (yastik)
Turkish
Ottoman, 17th century
Turkey
Silk cut voided velvet brocade, cotton, silver colored metal strip wrapped on silk core
125.6 x 66 cm (49 7/16 x 26 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of Martin Brimmer 77.256

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Voided velvet

Photomacrograph showing voided velvet. Sample provided by the Textile Conservation Laboratory, MFA.
Photo credit: Keith Lawrence, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston