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Roundel with Design of 'The Chinese Astronomer'circa 1750

Not on view
Circular woven silk panel with chinoiserie scene at center showing a kneeling robed figure among flowering plants, framed by concentric beaded and gold borders and an outer garland of pink blossoms
Title
Roundel with Design of 'The Chinese Astronomer'
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Polychrome silk brocaded on cream silk ground
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Jewett Garland
Accession Number
M.59.6
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.