Sample

1815–20

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Sample of material woven for the Russian church. Gold ground with symmetrical design of central group of roses surrounded by serpentines of horns of plenty, wheat, roses and other flowers. Design brocaded in rose, green, and purple silk; purple and rose chenille; gold and silver.

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Details

Title: Sample
Date Created: 1815–20
Location Created: Lyon, France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. Elsberg

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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France Metal Silk Textile Twill