Textile document, blue silk brocaded lampas

DateCa. 1730-1740

MediumSilk lampas brocaded with silk and metal thre ads

Dimensions21 1/2" x 44" Repeat: 16 1/2" - 17"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg

Object number1991-527

DescriptionClothing textile of blue silk lampas brocaded with silk and metal threads with polychrome flowers.Label TextThe wide, full skirts of women's gowns showed off expensive silk textiles in rich colors. Fashion in the 1730s called for large-scale patterns with flowers and fruit woven to look realistic and three-dimensional, as do these.ProvenancePrior to 1991, Cora Ginsburg (Tarrytown, NY); 1991, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)