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.
ca. 1755
1790-1800
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