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French
about 1750
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk satin brocade
Dimensions
63 x 55.1 cm (24 13/16 x 21 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number50.148
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrocaded in polychrome silks on a gold compound satin ground. Symmetrical pattern. Confronted Chinese figures with birds perched on their hands. Floral vines and palm trees. Birds standing on quivers of arrows. Selvedge on both sides of five cords and a wide stripe. Soiled, worn, with holes. (Early Ming dynasty)