Ribbon of painted silk taffeta, painted and cut by Anne Dunkin, England, ca. 1800 Ribbon of painted silk taffeta and cut work. White taffeta ground wit a zig-zag pattern in which one element is delicately painted with a floral pattern and the other is punched with a filling like lace. Each one of these differs slightly. The cut areas appear first to have been painted with a light glue and the centre cut out. A piece of net has then been applied to the back and painted with white paint to simulate lace.