Two Dress Inserts

France

Date

1780

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; underlaid with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk ribbons in back, running, satin, stem and surface satin stitches; couching and French knots

Dimensions

a: 97.9 × 18.4 cm (38 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.); b: 97.9 × 18.3 cm (38 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.); Repeat: H.: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Textile Purchase Fund