Textile

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Large-scale serpentine branches brocaded in green silk with flowers in polychrome chenille threads. Secondary design of ribbon-like serpentines and small branches in floats of wefts of same color as ground fabrics.

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Title: Textile
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 and chenille Technique: plain compound cloth, brocaded
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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