Brocade
1725-1775 (made)
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Brocaded in floss silk and silver and silver-gilt thread on a ground of satin damask. Pattern consists of bands of foliations, crossed by rose-sprigs, and forming compartments, which enclose bouquets of roses, silhouetted against large, irregular foliage, and tied with fluttering ribbons. The brocading is white, gold, silk, silver, and shades of red and purple, on a green damasked ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk and silver and silver-gilt thread |
| Brief description | Brocaded silk and silver on satin damask; Russia; middle of 18th century. |
| Physical description | Brocaded in floss silk and silver and silver-gilt thread on a ground of satin damask. Pattern consists of bands of foliations, crossed by rose-sprigs, and forming compartments, which enclose bouquets of roses, silhouetted against large, irregular foliage, and tied with fluttering ribbons. The brocading is white, gold, silk, silver, and shades of red and purple, on a green damasked ground. |
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| Object history | Registered File no. 1930/5357. Unstitched from a cope. |
| Production | From vendor's list: possibly from a private factory. |
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| Accession number | T.83-1930 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2008 |
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