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Textile (France)

This is a Textile. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is silk, metallic threads and its technique is compound weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade). It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 48 x 50.2 cm (18 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.)

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Textile (France); silk, metallic threads; H x W: 48 x 50.2 cm (18 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Erskine Hewitt; 1949-118-5

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