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Fragment of brocade

Fragment of brocade
 (c. 1760-c. 1770)

Medium
silk
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1972
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
silk
Measurements
46.3 × 23.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
(France)
Accession Number
D129-1972
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1972
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
Pale pink ground with green and cream pattern. The central motif consists of a compact trail of brocaded roses and leaves in two shades of pink and cream enclosed in two ribbed cream bands, alternating on either side are posies of flowers brocaded in two shades of green, pink, magenta, blue, yellow and cream.

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