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Brocade fragment
French
18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 47.5 cm (17 5/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Accession Number51.1583
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBright pink silk taffeta ground with widely-spaced design, brocaded in polychrome silks, of separate motives including hunter in woods, sailboat on wave, flowers in basket, dog beside wall, a butterfly, cherries, bird with flower in his beak and a spray of blossoms; black mostly rotted out.