Brocade fragment

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Date18th century

MediumDyed silk

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 11 in. (24.1 × 27.9 cm) Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.6 × 43.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation from the Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection

Object numberS2024.5.25

Not on view

DescriptionMulti-colored woven silk pattern in a brochee technique.

Collections

European Art

Additional Details

Provenance The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection, #25

Markings Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"

Inscribed Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "25. SILK WEAVE (Pattern in brochee technique) / FRENCH OR ITALIAN, XVIII Century."

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