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Panel (one of two panels) The Doves

Designed by: Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
French (Lyon)
about 1780
Object Place: Lyon, France

Medium/Technique Silk; brocade
Dimensions Overall: 146.1 x 53.7 cm (57 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number1985.340b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWarp: rose and white silk. Weft: green and white silk. Medallions of pairs of doves brocaded with gray, white, and beige silk threads within floral wreaths and bordered by double stripes containing small circles and hexagons woven in green and white silk lampas; rose silk satin ground. Doves repeat, in reverse, the motif from "Les Colombes" (MFA 61.1032). Similar panels supplied to VandA, London; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Good condition.