Woven Silk
1733-1736 (made)
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Dress fabric of brocaded silk. Green satin with a design of flowers and an architectural motif. The flowers, carnations and roses, have with their petals brocaded in shades of cream and pink and their leaves are woven in the ground. The architectural motif, a type of brick enclosure, together with some of the details on the smaller flowers are brocaded in silver thread. There is a right-hand selvedge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk in silver thread and satin |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of brocaded silk, Lyon, 1733-1736 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of brocaded silk. Green satin with a design of flowers and an architectural motif. The flowers, carnations and roses, have with their petals brocaded in shades of cream and pink and their leaves are woven in the ground. The architectural motif, a type of brick enclosure, together with some of the details on the smaller flowers are brocaded in silver thread. There is a right-hand selvedge. |
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| Credit line | Given by Margaret Simeon |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/524. |
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| Accession number | T.130-1992 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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