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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:77.256-SC2303.jpg|thumb|Pillow cover<br>MFA# 77.256]]
 
A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velvet had been made since the Middle Ages in Italy. It has a warp pile made from [[silk|silk]], [[wool|wool]], [[cotton|cotton]], [[linen|linen]], [[nylon%20fiber|nylon]], [[acetate%20fiber|acetate]], or [[rayon%20fiber|rayon]].
 
A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velvet had been made since the Middle Ages in Italy. It has a warp pile made from [[silk|silk]], [[wool|wool]], [[cotton|cotton]], [[linen|linen]], [[nylon%20fiber|nylon]], [[acetate%20fiber|acetate]], or [[rayon%20fiber|rayon]].
  
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[[File:voided velvet.jpg|thumb|Voided velvet]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
velours (Fr.); terciopelo (Esp.)
 
velours (Fr.); terciopelo (Esp.)
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
 
 
 
== Additional Images ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:voided velvet.jpg|Voided velvet
 
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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* P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846

Latest revision as of 09:44, 25 June 2022

Woman's hat
MFA# 2001.458

Description

Pillow cover
MFA# 77.256

A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velvet had been made since the Middle Ages in Italy. It has a warp pile made from Silk, Wool, Cotton, Linen, nylon, acetate, or rayon.

Voided velvet

Synonyms and Related Terms

velours (Fr.); terciopelo (Esp.)

Resources and Citations

  • P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 846
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
  • Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
  • Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937