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Three Borders

A work made of silk, warp-float faced, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut and voided velvet.
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  • A work made of silk, warp-float faced, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut and voided velvet.

Date:

c. 1780

Artist:

France, Lyon

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Three Borders

Place

Lyon (Object made in:)

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Made 1770–1790

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced, satin weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut and voided velvet

Dimensions

a: 70.8 × 20 cm (27 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); b: 59.2 × 11.5 cm (23 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.); c: 69.8 × 3.5 cm (27 1/2 × 1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mrs. John C. Murphy Memorial Fund

Reference Number

1983.172a-c

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