Muff Decoration

Date1790-1800

MediumSilk

DimensionsOW: 8 1/2"; OL: 6 3/4".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-36

DescriptionMuff decoration. Plate printed and painted (greens, purples, pale-blues, tan, rust, and grays) vignette (based on LaFontain engraving from Aesop's Fables with landscape and animals (fox, rooster, lamb, and rabbits) in fancy cartouche wreathed with flowering and leafy sprays, on heavy ivory satin ground.
ProvenanceEx collection: Goldscmidt.