Archive Code
3439
Fabric Name/Historical Name
Praglia velvet
Praglia design soprarizzo
Data
ante 1934
Type
Soprarizzo
The historical name of this velvet refers to the Abbey of Praglia, whose coat of arms, the seven-pointed star, is recognizable in the decorative system. An example of the fabric was sent in 1934 to the International Exhibition of Sacred Art in Rome. [See Doretta Davanzo Poli, Il genio della tradizione, p.82]
