Fabric

Unknown1740/1749

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Fabric of white tabby ground brocaded with coloured silks and silver thread with a pattern of naturalistic flowers sprouting from rocaille motifs striped in silver and white. Some details of the design are carried out in a self-coloured flush effect.

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Details

Title: Fabric
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1740/1749
Location: Spitalfields
Physical Dimensions: Length: 46.625 in maximum, Width: 20.25 in maximum, Length: 118.5 cm maximum, Width: 51.4 cm maximum
Provenance: Given by Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design
Medium: Brocaded silk, silver thread

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