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Wool brocade curtain
French (probably area of Rouen)
about 1755–56
Object Place: (probably area of Rouen), France
Medium/Technique
Wool, brocade
Dimensions
229.9 cm (90 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Helen Carpenter Moseley Fund
Accession Number1986.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWool brocade on fabric with linen warp and cotton weft "Toile de Normandie." Shades of pink and mauve roses with yellow and white flowers arranged in meanders brocaded in wool threads on linen and cotton. May have been used for a curtain. Condition: good; some thread loss and staining.