Border

France, probably Lyon

Date

Empire period, c. 1810

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 3:1 twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts

Dimensions

266 × 18.6 cm (104 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 78 cm (30 3/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Mildred Davison in honor of Christa C. Mayer Thurman