Fragment

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Blue and white textile fragment made of two mirrored pieces. Design showing exotic birds flanking an urn and eating from a fruit vine. A border design at each selvage.

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Details

Title: Fragment
Date Created: 18th century
Location Created: possibly Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocade)
Credit line: Gift of John Pierpont Morgan

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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