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Textile (France)

This is a Textile. It is dated ca. 1720 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is silk, metallic yarns and its technique is compound satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade). It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor.

  • Textile (France)
  • silk, metallic yarns.
  • Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
  • 1902-1-414

Its dimensions are

H x W: 61.8 x 52.4 cm (24 5/16 x 20 5/8 in.)

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Textile (France); silk, metallic yarns; H x W: 61.8 x 52.4 cm (24 5/16 x 20 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor; 1949-64-1

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