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Decorative wall panel: The Doves
Designed by: Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
French
about 1780
Object Place: Lyon, France
Medium/Technique
Silk satin, brocaded
Dimensions
301 cm (118 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1984.220
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCrimson silk satin ground brocaded with design named "Les Colombes" of morning glories forming trellises from which hand floral baskets alternating with rings in which sit a pair of doves. Some piecing and wear. Weaving workshop of Camille Pernon. Design by Phillippe de la Salle (1723-1805).
ProvenanceCommissioned by Catherine II Empress of Russia for her summer home near Leningrad, Tsarskoe Selo; removed about 1917; sold by Soviet government; purchased by the MFA, Boston from Loewi-Robertson, June 13, 1984.