Medium: silk, silk chenille, silk-wrapped corrugated strips of flat metal, silk-wrapped wire coils, feathers, brilliants, paper Technique: embroidery on 8-harness satin using satin, stem and couching stitches, 5-harness satin appliqué
Dimensions:
H x W: 133 x 46 cm (52 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Dress panel
Made in:
France
Date:
1780–89
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Long shaped panel from the left side of a robe. Pale blue satin embroidered in colored silks with accents of brilliants and paper roses. Parts of the design are outlined using white feathers. Overall pattern is garlands gathering clusters of small flowers. Appliquéd border of white satin embroidered in an imbricated pattern with a diamond-shape drop in each scale.
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf Esq. in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
