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Piece (chair seat?) of damask
French
19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; Damask
Dimensions
51 x 48.5 cm (20 1/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Accession Number51.1593
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece (chair seat?). Damask weave in dark blue silk. At the bottom two pairs of confronted winged antelopes (?). Above them, two pairs of addorsed eagles, their heads turned back toward each toher. In the interspaces large ogives with a pattern of leaf motifs.