Procurator’s Velvet Stole, c. 1575- 1600 Italy, Venice, late 16th century dyed silk; velvet in two heights of cut pile (pile on pile, alto e basso), woven as two stole widths, Overall - h:142.24 w:69.85 cm (h:56 w:27 1/2 inches). Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.829