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Woman's Compact20th century, textile from 1760s

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Square textile fragment with a metallic golden yellow woven ground, embroidered with peacock feather motifs in navy, cerulean, and sky blue, connected by green stems, with diagonal lavender-gray woven bands
Title
Woman's Compact
Place Made
France
Date Made
20th century, textile from 1760s
Medium
Brocaded silk
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (8.89 × 8.89 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
From the Collection of Mme. Ganna Walska, gift of Hania P. Tallmadge
Accession Number
M.86.411.267
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles