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Panel of brocade
French
1725–75
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk Brocade
Dimensions
83.3 x 73.4 cm (32 13/16 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E. Elizabeth Sears, in memory of her sister, Mary Crease Sears
Accession Number52.569
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCompound weave in shades of green on an ivory ground. Brocaded in ivory silk. Undulating lacy ribbons, each intertwined with a floral vine. Panel has another piece attached to each side. Side pieces cut with sections missing. Center panel has a selvedge on both sides? Very soiled, spotted and worn.