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Brocade fragment
European
early 18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk, satin damask brocaded with silk and gilt-metallic thread
Dimensions
Overall: 57.8 x 35.5 cm (22 3/4 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number53.347
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of green damask with design forming most of foliage and part of floral motives; additional design of serpentine bands, ornamental shapes resembling lyre, pomegrante and shell and scrolling flowers brocaded with several kinds of metal threads and polychrome silks.
ProvenanceAmy Pleadwell; purchased by the MFA, April 9, 1953