Panel
probably French
mid-18th century
Object Place: France
Dimensions
Overall: 67.9 x 46.4 cm (26 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
40.519
Medium or Technique
Silk with gold and silver-colored wrapped and strip metallic thread brocade
Not On View
Collections
Europe, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Cream-colored ribbed and figured silk ground, brocaded with polychrome silks and a variety of gold and silver yarns and wires. Undulating stripe formed of fantastic feathery plants and leaves; intertwined with these, and filling the interspaces, are floral sprigs bearing green berries and lilac-like blossoms. Ground darkened and soiled; metals tarnished and worn. Holes and breaks, patched.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift