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Length of brocaded Gros de Tours with stripes and flowers
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Length of brocaded Gros de Tours with stripes and flowers

c. 1780 - c. 1785 · liseré; brocaded; gros-de-Tours; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Strip of brocaded Gros de Tours. Design: vertical stripes in two shades of green and two shades of red, with ecru flowers (cannelé simpleté) with pink/orange hearts alternating with repeating bouquets in various colors (brocade) on an ecru ground (liseré effect). Originally a strip from Japan. Stamped number 6995 on the back. Pinned paper note with the letter A.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBaan gebrocheerde Gros de Tours met strepen en bloemen. c. 1780 - c. 1785. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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