Not on display

Cover

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover of brocaded silk edged with silver braid. With pattern of floating weft threads on a tabby ground brocaded in silver with a design of a repeat of two vertically interlacing floral stems. The edge is bordered with a broad silver galon and the back is of blue satin.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk, edged with silver braid, backed with satin
Brief description
Cover of brocaded silk edged with silver braid, France, 1750-1775
Physical description
Cover of brocaded silk edged with silver braid. With pattern of floating weft threads on a tabby ground brocaded in silver with a design of a repeat of two vertically interlacing floral stems. The edge is bordered with a broad silver galon and the back is of blue satin.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46in
  • Width: 34in
Credit line
Bequeathed by Alfred Percival Maudslay, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.86-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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