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Length of Textile

c. 1700

France or Italy, early 18th century, period of Louis XIV

(1643-1715)
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Medium
brocade; silk, gold and silver threads
Measurements
Overall: 17.5 x 57 cm (6 7/8 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.557.b
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally long, rectangular silk brocade features repeating tan scrolling leaf forms against a deep red ground. Woven with glinting gold and silver threads, these ornate shapes are interspersed with stylized flowers and buds in pink, light green, and light blue. Narrow beige woven borders line the left and right sides, while the top and bottom edges are frayed.

Length of Textile

c. 1700

France or Italy, early 18th century, period of Louis XIV (1643-1715)

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