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Fragment of brocade

(FRANCE)
Fragment of brocade
 (mid 18th century)

Medium
silk, metallic thread

Measurements
54.0 × 42.8 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1972

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(France)

Accession Number
D122-1972

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Fawn fancy silk ground with a sub pattern of trailing stems and leaf forms, berries and flowers brocaded with coloured silks. Two pieces have been joined in the centre.

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