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Piece of cloth
English (Spitalfields)
18th century
Object Place: Spitalfields, England
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 109.4 x 53.3 cm (43 1/16 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession Number54.101
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLarge piece, dark pinkish cream silk cloth ground (much stained and cracked); design of pieces of bean plant with blossoms and open pods showing beans arranged in rather angular serpentine, brocaded with red, pink, green, white, yellow, and black silks; probably part of a dress skirt; left selvedge present