Textile

mid- 18th century

Yellow silk satin with brocaded design in violet, pink and silver, showing two parallel flowering vines with serpentine stems.

Details

Title: Textile
Date Created: mid- 18th century
Location Created: possibly France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: 8-harness satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade)

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