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Piece of brocade

French or Italian(?)
18th century

Medium/Technique Brocade
Dimensions Overall: 29.8 x 46.4 cm (11 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number85.314
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBright yellow satin ground woven with thin strips of silver gilt; vines and conventional flowers of white silk sparsely wound with thin strips of silver, and rows of sprays of roses and carnations woven with pink, brown, bright green, and black silk.
ProvenancePurchased by the donor of J. Pallotti