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Woven seat cover
French or Italian
18th century
Object Place: France or Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk; weaving
Dimensions
77 x 60.5 cm (30 5/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Transferred from Decorative Arts Department installation reserve
Accession Number59.214
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFrench or Italian irregular fragment (used as a chair seat cover).
Golden yellow silk. Coarse satin ground with narrow, paired scalloped stripes created by floats of secondary weft of same color. Frayed edges. Tack holes along edges.
Golden yellow silk. Coarse satin ground with narrow, paired scalloped stripes created by floats of secondary weft of same color. Frayed edges. Tack holes along edges.