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Textile, 1740–1780

This is a Textile. It is dated 1740–1780 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is silk and its technique is satin weave with discontinuous supplementary weft floats (brocade), twill fields. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Christopher Norris.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 137.5 × 55 cm (54 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.)

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Textile, 1740–1780; silk; H x W: 137.5 × 55 cm (54 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.); 1953-152-1

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