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Length of silk lampas
French or Italian (Venice?)
Early 18th century
Object Place: France or Italy
Medium/Technique
silk satin ground with supplementary warp and weft patterning (bound in twill) with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning details
Dimensions
113 x 54.6 cm (44 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin A. Markell
Accession Number61.245
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLength of lampas with gold and silver and polychrome silk brocading. Metallic yarns are both flat and overspun. Bizarre pattern shows asymmetrical arrangement of paired serpentine units comprising scrolls, leaves, parrot-like forms and geometrical ornaments. Wide heavy corded selvedges, yellow-green; both complete. Slightly worn and discolored in small areas. Metallic yarns brilliant.
Per L. Smith, 9/85: Lampas; salmon-colored silk satin ground metallic threads (filé and frisé) bound in a twill pattern, with details brocaded in polychrome silk threads. Warp: salmon (satin), cream (binding design in twill pattern). Weft: green, cream, silver, and gold. 7/8 photography: b/w, color slide.
Per L. Smith, 9/85: Lampas; salmon-colored silk satin ground metallic threads (filé and frisé) bound in a twill pattern, with details brocaded in polychrome silk threads. Warp: salmon (satin), cream (binding design in twill pattern). Weft: green, cream, silver, and gold. 7/8 photography: b/w, color slide.