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VELVET , a silken textile fabric having a short dense piled surface. In all probability the art of velvet-weaving originated in the Far East
century that we find any mention of the textile. The peculiar properties of velvet, the splendid yet softened depth of dye-colour it exhibited, at once marked it out as a fit material for ecclesiastical vestments
robes , and sumptuous hangings; and the most magnificent textures of Medieval times were Italian velvets. These were in many ways most effectively treated for ornamentation, such as by varying the colour of the pile
pile
upon pile, or double
silk
tissue , &c. The earliest sources of European artistic velvets were Lucca, Genoa, Florence and Venice, and Genoa continues to send out rich
century Bruges attained a reputation for velvets not inferior to that of the great
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