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Textile (France), 1760s or 1770s

This is a Textile. It is dated 1760s or 1770s and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is silk and its technique is plain weave (yellow) patterned by floats of a continuous supplementary weft (yellow) and discontinuous supplementary wefts (multicolor). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 161.3 × 105.6 cm (5 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 41 9/16 in.) H x W (b): 162 × 103.8 cm (5 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 40 7/8 in.)

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Textile (France), 1760s or 1770s; silk; H x W (a): 161.3 × 105.6 cm (5 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 41 9/16 in.) H x W (b): 162 × 103.8 cm (5 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 40 7/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer; 1912-13-27-a/f

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