Medium:

Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: 8-harness satin plus plain weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 1/3 twill

Dimensions:

H x W (a): 102 × 54.5 cm (40 3/16 × 21 7/16 in.)

H x W (b): 85 × 54.5 cm (33 7/16 × 21 7/16 in.)

H x W (c): 49.5 × 54.5 cm (19 1/2 × 21 7/16 in.)

Type:

woven textiles

Textile

Made in:

France

Date:

late 18th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Elaborate scrolling forms with geometric patterning form the base for a variety of flowering stems.

Accession Number:

1976-99-1-a/c

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq4b3410d3f-2dcb-48fd-b171-262374e4b127

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1976-99-1-a_c