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Fragment, ca. 1740

This is a Fragment. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is silk and its technique is plain weave with supplementary warp patterning and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by John Pierpont Morgan. It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 34.9 × 52.7 cm (13 3/4 × 20 3/4 in.)

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Fragment, ca. 1740; silk; H x W: 34.9 × 52.7 cm (13 3/4 × 20 3/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-815

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