Silk brocade clothing textile

Date1695-1700

MediumSalmon colored silk brocaded with silk and me tallic threads

Dimensions21 1/4" x 43", Repeat: 26 1/8"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg

Object number1991-539

DescriptionClothing textile of salmon colored silk broca ded with a bizarre pattern in silk and metal threads.
Label TextDress Textile
France, 1695-1700
Silk brocaded with silk and metallic threads
G1991-539, gift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Silk textile patterns became abstract and asymmetrical in the years around 1700. Some refer to these silks as "bizarre" designs.