Woven Silk
1700-1730 (made)
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Tissue woven in silver and silver-gilt thread on a ground of satin damask. It has an elaborate symmetrical pattern, suggestive of flowered lace, in gold and silver on a crimson ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver and silver-gilt thread on satin damask ground. |
| Brief description | Silver and silver-gilt thread on satin damask; Russia (or English or French?); early 18th century. |
| Physical description | Tissue woven in silver and silver-gilt thread on a ground of satin damask. It has an elaborate symmetrical pattern, suggestive of flowered lace, in gold and silver on a crimson ground. |
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| Production | From vendor's list: Marco Ciccani's factory (?), Moscow. However, a later note in the register reads: "I am fairly certain this cannot be Russian but must be English or French--PKT [?], 1959." |
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| Accession number | T.81-1930 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2008 |
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