Textile

Unknown18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Large scale design, symmetrical around the center line of the fabric. A heavy floral form enclosed within an ogival framework of twisted ribbons and flowers. In gold on a medium blue damask ground.

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Title: Textile
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 18th century
Type: Textile
Rights: Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: satin damask with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade)
Dimensions: H x W (a): 54.6 x 50.2 cm (21 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)H x W (b): 55.9 x 50.2 cm (22 x 19 3/4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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