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Piece of brocade

French
Late 17th–early 18th century

Medium/Technique Silk and silver/gold-colored flat strip metal and gold-colored metallic wrapped on silk core thread brocade
Dimensions Overall: 50.5 x 47 cm (19 7/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.380
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite corded silk ground on which is a ribbon-like design in white and flowers in reds, pinks, white, green, and violet silk and gold thread and narrow strips of metal. Pieced.