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Rococo-style panel
English
mid-18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocaded in silk and silver metallic threads on silk damask ground
Dimensions
Overall: 139.7 x 54 cm (55 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene, Paul, and George A. Bernat in memory of their father, Emile Bernat
Accession Number48.1268
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBrocaded in polychrome silks. Symmetrical design of two alternating arrangments of leaves and flowers branching out from the center in a wide, curved, V-shaped form. Connected on each side motifs interspersed with rosettes. Selvedge on both sides of six cords and two narrow stripes. Spotted and soiled. One end made up of a group of fragments pieced together to continue the pattern. Repaired in several places with embroidery.