Panel

Date

Louis XVI period, 1750/75

Medium

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch

Dimensions

62.5 × 50.8 cm (24 1/2 × 20 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore