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Brocade fragment (one of two)
English (Spitalfields)
1750–1800
Object Place: Spitalfields, England
Medium/Technique
Silk brocade
Dimensions
18.2 x 60.1 cm (7 3/16 x 23 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Stewart, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Charles Stewart
Accession Number50.813a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite figured silk ground, brocaded in polychrome silks. Weft figure pattern of undulating floral vines and scattered flowers of white silk yarn. Scattered floral sprays brocaded in polychrome silk yarns. Selvedge on one side of each piece of one cord and eight narrow stripes. Part (a) is composed of two fragments; (b) has a strip of cream-colored plain silk ribbon sewn to one side. Spotted, many tiny holes.