Textile Fragment
French, ca. 1765-1770

Mauve silk taffeta costume fabric brocaded with polychrome and silver filé and frisé thread. This textile has been pieced together in an attempt to recreate the original pattern. The gold ribbon trim is also a later alteration.

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fulton, 1986,
Fulton/Lucien Collection (KSUM 1986.123.57)

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Included in the Exhibition

In Bloom: Patterned Silk Design Innovations in Eighteenth Century France
Alumni Gallery, March 6, 2008, to February 8, 2009
Elizabeth St-George, Guest Curator
   
   


It has received support through an
Ohio Arts Council Sustainability Grant.
    


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