Florentine silk brocade

1700

Piece of crimson silk damask brocaded in gold thread with symmetrically arranged flowers, scrolls, birds, &. Italian (?Florentine). Late 17th century; about 2 ft. 6 in. long. The Latin word broccus is related equally to the Italian brocalo, the Spanish brocar and the French brocaris and brocher, and implies a form of stitching or broaching, so that textile fabrics woven with an appearance of stitching or broaching have consequently come to be termed \\\\\\\"brocades.\\\\\\\"
Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 4, Page 622

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