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Textile Fragment1730s

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Fragment of silk brocade or embroidered textile with an allover floral pattern in dusty rose, chartreuse, powder blue, and teal on a sandy beige ground, with frayed edges and a torn hole
Textile fragment with silk brocade weave on a golden tan ground, featuring a repeating floral pattern of cream roses, blue blossoms, and green foliage on branching stems; frayed edges visible along all sides.
Title
Textile Fragment
Place Made
France
Date Made
1730s
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk weft patterning and silk supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
.1: 18 × 12 1/4 in. (45.72 × 31.12 cm) .2: 18 × 11 3/4 in. (45.72 × 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor Maan Z. Madina
Accession Number
M.2009.78.77.1-.2
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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