first quarter 18th century
Dress fabric panel (possibly two panel widths) in "lace" pattern with a vertical undulating stripe of green silk satin alternating with white undulating stripes of plain weave; both stripes enriched with polychrome floral bouquets and garlands. Upper section is pieced. Compound weave probably lampas with brocading; lined with modern(?) plain weave purple silk.
163 x 108 cm (64 3/16 x 42 1/2 in.)
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930
cut and voided silk velvet with metal thread
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