Woven Textile

Made by Séguin & Co., Lyons, France1811

Details

Title: Woven Textile
Date: 1811
Location: Lyon, France
Physical Dimensions: w14.88 x h38.75 in (Overall)
Provenance: Purchased with the Bloomfield Moore Fund, 1943
Type: Textiles
Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Medium: Silk plain weave with silk brocading wefts
Manufacturer: Made by Séguin & Co., Lyons, France
Made for: Made for Chateau de Versailles
Description: Yellow ground with circular medallions bearing bouquets of hollyhocks on white ground and encircled by green leaves. Medallions separated by a conventionalized floral form. Secondary borders of oak leaves on brown ground; narrow gold strip at bottom.

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