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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
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.