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Panel of brocade
English (Spitalfields)
1750–75
Object Place: Spitalfields, England
Medium/Technique
Silk brocaded taffeta
Dimensions
104.7 x 49 cm (41 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Beatrice H. Gunn
Accession Number51.670
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite figured silk taffeta ground. Brocaded in polychrome silks with tiny floral sprays widely scattered. Selvedge on both sides of one cord and two narrow green stripes. Soiled, spotted.