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Textile

1740–49 · Medium: silk Technique: discontinuous supplementary weft (brocaded) on a plain weave foundation with auxiliary pattern created by weft floats.

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sprays of polychrome flowers and bowknots on a while background. Background is patterned with a white on white design. Both the primary and auxiliary pattern reverse in direction.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description

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Textiles

Credit lineTextile. 1740–49. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund. CC0.

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