Medium:

Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: damask weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocade)

Dimensions:

H x W: 26.8 x 27.6 cm (10 9/16 x 10 7/8 in. )

Type:

woven textiles

Fragment

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1730

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Fragment of brocaded silk damask. Pink and cream ground with details brocaded in metallic yarns and yellow, green and white silk, showing closely spaced florals and lace pattern.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1896-1-133

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq404b27c4e-23c9-43c4-89bd-e8090cdd7381

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1896-1-133