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Art of the Silk Masters

The Arte della Seta regulated the silk economy in Florence from the 1400’s through the 1700’s.

 

These artisans worked tapestries fashioned from gold, silver and other exotic vibrant colors, experiencing the greatest popularity during the second half of the 1400’s.

 

Silk became synonymous with the great families of Florence, and on the occasion of particularly important birth, the family would choose a fabric with a particular design and a precise color that would take the

name of the newborn.

 

The fabric was the exclusive property of the person to whom it was dedicated, and only after his death, could it returned to being produced freely. 

 

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