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Length of Woven Silk

A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts.
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  • A work made of silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts.

Date:

1700–1705

Artist:

France or Italy

About this artwork

Attenuated and stylized floral and leaf forms characterized European dress-silk patterns from about 1695 to 1715. They have become known as “bizarre” silks for their fantastical designs, an amalgamation of Indian, Turkish, and Japanese influences seen through European eyes.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Length of Woven Silk

Places

France (Object Probably made in), Italy (Object Probably made in)

Date

Made 1700-1705

Medium

Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts

Dimensions

152.8 × 54.3 cm (60 1/8 × 21 3/8 in.); Repeat: 55.3 × 26.9 cm (22 × 10 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with proceeds from the Bonwit Teller Benefit

Reference Number

1979.297

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