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Piece of brocade
French
18th century
Medium/Technique
Brocade
Dimensions
Overall: 68.6 x 46.4 cm (27 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.462
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite silk ground in which are leaf shape forms of gold thread holding flowers, woven with bright blue, red, pink, green, black and white silk. This piece is of the type designed by Jean Pillement of Lyons. See M. Dupont-Auberville L'Ornament des Tissus, Paris, 1877.