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Fragment of Silk
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work Type:
textile material; fragment
Creator:
French
Title:
Fragment of Silk
Culture:
French
Date:
creation date: 18th century
Material:
silk plainweave (taffeta) with discontinuous patterning (brocading) wefts
Measurements:
width: 19 cm, width: 7.48 inches, length: 50 cm, length: 19.69 inches
Description:
fragment of white silk taffeta brocaded with a pattern of scrolling rose buds and flowers in shades of green, yellow, pink, mauve, red, and black; full selvedge width (selvedge is mauve), but not full repeat; pattern of old pleating indicates it was once made into a garment
Repository:
Repository: Bard Graduate Center Study Collection (New York, New York, USA), Gift of Cora Ginsburg LLC (Titi Halle)