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Fragment
Italian?
17th–18th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; brocade
Dimensions
101 x 106 cm (39 3/4 x 41 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.06 x 1.01
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession Number28.112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: red corded silk with almost invisible floral pattern of red satin. Undulating vine with flowers and leaves woven with silver and gold thread (silver wound on white silk, gilded silver wound on yellow silk) and a little pale blue silk. Fragments sewed together, lined with pale brown linen, trimmed with gold gimp, a gold tassel on each corner.