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Embroidered chair back
French
Early 18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk satin with silk embroidery
Dimensions
49 x 59 cm (19 5/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number61.204
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPanel of embroidered stain, shaped for a chair back. Pink satin ground, embroidered in chain, knotted and darning stitches, with plyed cream silk yarns. Allover pattern showing slender serpentine stalks bearing a variety of conventional blossoms and leaves. A few stains; rusted nail holes along edges (turned under in mounting).