Garment for religious statue

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Small tunic of yellow silk satin brocaded in silver metallic threads and polychrome silks. Neck, sleeve and hem edges trimmed with narrow silver ribbon. Open down sides and tied with strips of white silk.

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Title: Garment for religious statue
Date Created: 18th century
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brocade Clothing Cord France Metal Satin Silk Textile Yarn