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Fragment of brocade in two parts

French or Italian
18th century

Medium/Technique Brocade
Dimensions Overall (a): 16.1 x 17.1 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Other (b): 14.8 x 10.5 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.313a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround of white silk, woven with thin strips of silver, on which are bunches of flowers woven with red, pink, yellow, blue, bright green and black silk, strips of silver gilt and silk wound with silver gilt and little cords of yellow silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of J. Pallotti