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Brocade fragment
French
18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 44.5 cm (8 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Eliot Fund
Accession Number48.316
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment; ground fabric originally a deep coral red, now badly faded; a closely massed design of highly ornamental floral and foliate motives against fantastic decorative forms; brocaded with gold and silver metal yarns and polychrome silks.