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DS2002-0160
Textile, brocaded taffeta
DS2002-0160

Textile, brocaded taffeta

Dateca. 1755
MediumSilk brocaded with silk and metallic threads.
Dimensions21" wide x 37" long; vertical repeat 26 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-55
DescriptionPanel from woman's gown skirt of ivory-ground silk taffeta with secondary weft-float pattern of undulating leafy branches and blossoms, brocaded with spotted elements. Larger spikey clusters of single flowers and strawberry sprigs strewn in alternate arrangement. Brocaded with silk in rose, yellow, orange, greens, plums, and black, with metallic silver threads. Brocade shading is of type called points rentrees.
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