Woven Silk
ca. 1680 (made)
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Panel of silk, shaped as if for a chair seat. Tabby weave with additional shoots of silver strip, brocaded pattern bound in 3/1 twill. Cream ground with regular repeating motifs of red roses and pink carnations with green leaves. Seam down centre
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | brocaded silk with silver thread |
| Brief description | brocaded, 1680c, French; Tours? |
| Physical description | Panel of silk, shaped as if for a chair seat. Tabby weave with additional shoots of silver strip, brocaded pattern bound in 3/1 twill. Cream ground with regular repeating motifs of red roses and pink carnations with green leaves. Seam down centre |
| Object history | The rose motif may be based upon a design by Paul Andruet Ducereau who designed motifs for woven silks between 1660 and 1710, including a rose motif very similar to that on this silk. (object label in study galleries, mid-late 20thC) |
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| Accession number | 452-1896 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2009 |
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