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Panel of silk weaving
Italian
1700–25
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk damask ground with silk brocade
Dimensions
107.7 x 151.5 cm (42 3/8 x 59 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
Accession Number48.514
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThree horizontal rows of sprays of single flowers, two blue and cream, the middle one dark red and cream, woven in silks on a ground of gold colored silk damask with a very large symmetrical floral pattern. Composed of several pieces, some with selvedges of several narrow stripes. Very worn, many holes, some repaired with running stitches.