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Fragments

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Delicate floral sprays festooned with pearl and leafy garlands on ribbed red ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: plain weave patterned by supplementary warp floats and discontinuous supplementary weft floats
Dimensions
H x W (a): 43.5 x 54 cm (17 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Type
woven textiles
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