Silk brocade clothing textile
Date1695-1700
OriginEurope, France
MediumSalmon colored silk brocaded with silk and me tallic threads
Dimensions21 1/4" x 43", Repeat: 26 1/8"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1991-539
DescriptionClothing textile of salmon colored silk broca ded with a bizarre pattern in silk and metal threads.Label TextDress TextileFrance, 1695-1700
Silk brocaded with silk and metallic threads
G1991-539, gift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Silk textile patterns became abstract and asymmetrical in the years around 1700. Some refer to these silks as "bizarre" designs.
1775-1780, altered later
ca. 1755-1760
1650-1675
Mid 18th century (textile); remade 1780s
ca. 1730-1740
1720-1735 (possibly altered late 18th century)
1720-1735 (possibly altered late 18th century)
1650-1675
1650-1675
1700-1725
ca. 1755
1765-1775