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Woven Silk

ca. 1734-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of brocaded silk. Beige silk woven with some details in brown and a tiny check in the ground. The majority of the pattern is brocaded in silks and silver thread. The pattern is dominated by a large flower head but also includes a fountain with an avenue of cypress trees, tasselled cushions, fruit, an open book and other obscure shapes. The repeat is 13 inches deep but is not complete side to side. There is a right-hand selvedge.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk in silks and silver thread
Brief description
Dress fabric of brocaded silk, Lyon, ca. 1734-1735
Physical description
Dress fabric of brocaded silk. Beige silk woven with some details in brown and a tiny check in the ground. The majority of the pattern is brocaded in silks and silver thread. The pattern is dominated by a large flower head but also includes a fountain with an avenue of cypress trees, tasselled cushions, fruit, an open book and other obscure shapes. The repeat is 13 inches deep but is not complete side to side. There is a right-hand selvedge.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 35in
  • Maximum height: 89cm
  • Maximum width: 10.25in
  • Maximum width: 26.7cm
Credit line
Given by Margaret Simeon
Object history
Registered File number 1992/524.
Historical context
Another fragment is in the Gandini Collection (iv Dd 22), Modena, Italy. Shows more of the repeat. Dated 1730-1735; 17.5 cms x 38 cms.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.131-1992

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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