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Piece of brocade
French
mid-18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk with silver and gilt metal thread satin brocade
Dimensions
128 x 28.5 cm (50 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Eliot Fund
Accession Number49.23
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOn a cream-colored silk satin ground, continuous undulating, leafy vines brocaded in gilded silver wire wound on a silk core. Floral sprays growing out of them, brocaded in tinsel wound on a silk core and polychrome silks. Selvedge on one side with five cords and three narrow stripes. Very soiled, worn, with holes.