Textile
1720-1725 (made)
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Textile of silk with a green satin ground, brocaded in shades of pink, yellow, cream, dark green and blue silk and metal thread.
It is trimmed with a lace-pattern and a dense repeating pattern of semi- naturalistic flowers and leaves. Central part of the design has large-scale flowers and leaves in group one above the other. On either side is a vertical reversed repeat with an undulating curve of a lace-type grid pattern and flowers and leaves of different dimensions.
It is trimmed with a lace-pattern and a dense repeating pattern of semi- naturalistic flowers and leaves. Central part of the design has large-scale flowers and leaves in group one above the other. On either side is a vertical reversed repeat with an undulating curve of a lace-type grid pattern and flowers and leaves of different dimensions.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk satin |
| Brief description | Textile of brocaded silk satin, France, 1720-1725 |
| Physical description | Textile of silk with a green satin ground, brocaded in shades of pink, yellow, cream, dark green and blue silk and metal thread. It is trimmed with a lace-pattern and a dense repeating pattern of semi- naturalistic flowers and leaves. Central part of the design has large-scale flowers and leaves in group one above the other. On either side is a vertical reversed repeat with an undulating curve of a lace-type grid pattern and flowers and leaves of different dimensions. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr V. L. Haines |
| Object history | Part of selvedge remains at the bottom right side of T.499A |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.449A-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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