Dress fabric of brocaded silk, Spitalfields, 1745 Dress fabric of cream silk taffeta brocaded in coloured silks with a large central floral spray and two smaller ones. Linking the floral details is a self-coloured pattern of a cord with tassels and a pineapple flanked by ears of corn. The central spray is tied with a self-coloured ribbon and contains three heads of hops and there are more hops in the self-coloured pattern. It is tabby brocaded with an additional flushing weft and has selvages with one green stripe and three outer cords.