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Piece of brocade
French
Around 1750
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silks, brocade
Dimensions
42.5 x 95.5 cm (16 3/4 x 37 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number53.349
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrocaded in silver wire and gilded silver wire wound on silk cores, gilded tinsel, gilded silver frise yarn and polychrome silks. Wide, lacy ribbons and floral sprays in blue and gold forming irregularly-shaped panels with floral sprays in polychrome on a silver ground. Selvedge on one side of six cords and a narrow stripe. Worn.