Muff Decoration

Date1790-1800

MediumSilk

DimensionsOW: 8 1/2"; OL: 7 1/2".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-34

DescriptionMuff decoration. "Bear bathing" vignette plate-printed and hand painted on heavy ivory satin ground in shades of gray, green, blue, pink, red, and gold. Design shows landscape with man entertaining children with dancing bear and pair of dressed up, performing dogs; within cartouche frame of scrolls and leafy-twigs. Supposedly for use as muff decoration.ProvenanceEx collection: Goldscmidt.