Fragment of brocaded silk damask in the “bizarre” style. Red ground with details brocaded in metallic yarns and yellow, green and white silk, showing foliate curves, flowers and gourd-like shapes. Both selvedges present.

  • Crédito: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
  • Derechos: CC0

Términos

Medium
Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocade)
Genre
woven textiles Fragment edanmdm