Silk brocaded lampas clothing textile
DateCa. 1755-1760
MediumSilk lampas brocaded with silk
Dimensions40 1/4" x 20 1/4", Repeat: 19 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1991-530
DescriptionRectangular document of a brocaded silk clothing textile. The ground textile is blue-grey silk lampas with broken ribbed texture, brocaded with silk roses in pinks and reds with bright green leaves. A pair of white lacy ribbons undulate up the length of the textile. Selvages at edges; raw edges at top and bottom.
1760-1780
Ca. 1730; remade late 19th century
ca. 1770
1765-1780
19th or 20th century
19th or early 20th century
1726-1728 (textile); 1775-1785 (gown)
1770-1780
1750-1765
1760-65
1740-1760