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Piece of brocade
French
1725–75
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
35 x 68.5 cm (13 3/4 x 26 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Accession Number51.1587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrocaded in polychrome silks, gilded tinsel, gilded silver wire, wound on a silk core, and gilded silver frisé yarn on a ground of white figured silk. Undulating floral vines. Very worn, with holes. Soiled and stained. Repaired with running stitches.