Not currently on display at the V&A

Stole

1730-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stole of woven silk brocaded with sprigs and plants and small birds in colours of salmon pink, maroon and green with fine gold thread bound in twill on a white tabby ground.

At each end is an edging of broad silver lace. The stole is stiffened with dark brown hemp and lined with glazed blue cotton which binds the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk lined with glazed cotton and stiffened with hemp
Brief description
Silk stole with lace decoration, France, 1730-1760
Physical description
Stole of woven silk brocaded with sprigs and plants and small birds in colours of salmon pink, maroon and green with fine gold thread bound in twill on a white tabby ground.

At each end is an edging of broad silver lace. The stole is stiffened with dark brown hemp and lined with glazed blue cotton which binds the edges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 32in
  • Width: 6.5in
Credit line
Given by Mr John Fowler
Collection
Accession number
T.225-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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