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Piece of brocade


Medium/Technique Brocade
Dimensions Height x width: 63 x 20 cm (24 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.510
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBuff silk warp, probably faded from pink; the weft of the ground is linen of the same color, and thin strips of silver gilt. The design of disconnected conventional forms is woven with white linen, wound with thin strips of silver.