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Dress fabric panel (one of five panels)
French (Lyon)
about 1770
Object Place: Lyon, France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (taffeta) with warp stripes and brocaded with silk
Dimensions
Overall: 95.5 x 54.5 cm (37 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Miriam Shaw
Accession Number35.1675d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLouis XVI style; meandering lace ribbons and floral sprays brocaded with polychrome silk threads; floating warp ribbons on striped taffeta ground; two repeats in the width