Medium:

Medium: silk, metal thread, metal sequins, metal coils, crimped metal wire, paper Technique: embroidered on uncut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) Label: Satin and knot stitches embroidered in silk and silver metallic thread; embroidered silver metal coils, crimped strips and sequins on silk uncut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet); paper enclosure

Dimensions:

H x W: 30.5 x 18.7 cm (12 x 7 3/8 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Embroidery sample

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1770

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Dark purple ground with a small diagonal design embroidered in a border pattern of heavy foliage sprays in silver sequins and metal wire.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund

Accession Number:

1932-1-7

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/kq4f8ed554a-4b69-4f36-a769-793de4e9d1b4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1932-1-7