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Brocade fragment
French
18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Taffeta, twill
Dimensions
Overall: 53.3 x 49.5 cm (21 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number53.338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece; background striped, some stripes white taffeta with self-colored minute figure, some stripes white twill with narrower blue stripes; broad areas between white stripes in light blue horizontal ribbing formed by extra warp; in a full width, two slender serpentines bearing minute berries, blossoms and larger roses, small sprays of roses in interspacs; floral designs brocaded with bright polychrome silks and red chenille with reds and green predominating.