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sample, jacquard weaving
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Jacquard woven ribbon with abstract floral design of stylized red and blue flowers outlined in yellow with large curving polychrome vine on black ground; vine design composed of black trunk with rows of leaves outlined in white on exterior and interior design of repeating flowers in red, green and white; decorative yellow and white scalloped border with stylized flowers. Fabricated in St. Etienne, France between 1850-1900. From the Merci Train or Gratitude Train from France.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linesample, jacquard weaving. 1850 - 1900. Faure, Eustache. National Museum of American History, Gift of D.C. French Gratitude Train Committee. CC0.
