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Length of dress fabric
French
1760s
Object Place: Lyon, France
Medium/Technique
Silk satin brocaded with polychrome silk and chenille threads
Dimensions
Overall: 130.8 x 73 cm (51 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Curator's Fund
Accession Number2005.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPanel of ivory silk satin brocaded with polychrome silk and chenille threads with scattered floral bouquets and sprays, and serpentine bands of faux-leopard ribbon tied at intervals in bowknots with feather and floral sprays; brocading threads in reds, pinks, mauves, greens, blues, yellow, and black.
ProvenancePurchased at auction by Cora Ginsburg LLC; Purchased by the MFA, January 26, 2005