Textile, Brocaded Silk, Chinese Export
Date1760-1775
OriginAsia, China (export)
MediumSilk twill, brocaded with silk.
DimensionsOW 29 1/4" X OL 26 1/2"; lateral repeat 14 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1970-52
DescriptionRectangular document of brocaded silk; rusty-red ground woven in twill weave, brocaded with vertically- meandering lace and flower bands, with sprigs of flowers extending into the solid color ground from the meandering elements. Silk is very light weight. Selvages have corded outer edges, with cream and rust twill inner edges; temple marks are not evident visually.
1765-1775
1825 (dated)
Ca. 1755-1760
19th or 20th century
1730s; gown remodeled ca. 1750
ca. 1735
ca. 1740
19th-20th century
1750-1770
ca. 1770; altered 1870-1885.
ca. 1780
ca. 1760