Fragment

19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Silk fragment showing design of ivory curving ribbon wrapped around a bouquet of flowers on a deep red background. A flowering branch connects the two ribbons side by side.

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Details

Title: Fragment
Date Created: 19th century
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/204192
Medium: Medium: silk Technique: 8-harness satin weave with weft floar patterning and discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade)
Credit line: Gift of Anonymous Donor

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brocade Flower Satin Silk Textile