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Panel (one of two panels) The Doves
Designed by: Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1805)
French (Lyon)
about 1780
Object Place: Lyon, France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 141 x 54 cm (55 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number1985.340a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: rose and white silk. Weft: green and white silk. Medallions of pairs of doves brocaded with gray, white, and beige silk threads within floral wreaths and bordered by double stripes containing small circles and hexagons woven in green and white silk lampas; rose silk satin ground. Doves repeat, in reverse, the motif from "Les Colombes" (MFA 61.1032). Similar panels supplied to VandA, London; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Good condition.