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Piece of brocade
French
1700–50
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk and silver metal thread brocade and cotton backing
Dimensions
53 x 51.8 cm (20 7/8 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Accession Number51.1585
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece. Brocaded in silver wire wound on a silk core and polychrome silks on a ground of ivory ribbed silk. Large floral arrangements with pineaples and scrolls in silver. Lined with natural-colored linen plain cloth. Folded, soiled, stained, many splits and holes. Worn, silver tarnished, repaired with running stitches.