Six Flounces

France, Lyon

Date

c. 1850

Medium

Silk, warp-faced plain weave; brocaded

Dimensions

a: 27.9 × 328.1 cm (11 × 129 in.) Repeat: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) b: 29.8 × 59 cm (11 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.) c: 30.7 × 59 cm (12 1/8 × 23 1/4 in.) d: 29.2 × 59 cm (11 1/2 × 23 1/4 in.) e: 30.8 × 59 cm (12 1/8 × 23 1/4 in.) f: 30.4 × 59 cm (12 × 23 1/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne