Archive Code

3370

Fabric Name/Historical Name

16-17th-c. inspired velvet

Reduced "Venezia" soprarizzo

Data

ante 1935

Type

Soprarizzo

The dating of the velvet can be traced back to a letter sent to the weaving mill by Giacomo Mercuri in 1935, in the margins of which were noted some samples of fabrics sent to him, among which this velvet also appears. [Source: Historical archive section 1905-1945, correspondence, letter 2298]