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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Length of yellow damask: vertically symmetrical pattern created by a straight repeat [every other row conterfaced] with a flowering stem MA diagonal filling the unit.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
18th century
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs and Mr. Peter G. Sachs in memory of Miss Edith L. Sachs
Medium
Silk damask Technique: damask, 5 unit satin
Dimensions
H x W: 90.2 x 54.6 cm (35 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Type
woven textiles
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