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Textile Fragment, mid- 18th century

This is a Textile fragment. It is dated mid- 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silk, metallic yarns and its technique is complex woven with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W (a): 48 × 26 cm (18 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.) H x W (b): 47.9 × 27.3 cm (18 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

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Textile Fragment, mid- 18th century; silk, metallic yarns; H x W (a): 48 × 26 cm (18 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.) H x W (b): 47.9 × 27.3 cm (18 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-40-24-a,b

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