1750 / 1800, France

1750 / 1800, France

Identifier
chndm_1932-11-11
Transfer of custody
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare
Material
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Type of object

Description

Blue taffeta with deeply curving serpentines in warp of the ground fabric. Between serpentines, in horizontal rows, figure of a man playing a clarinet, alternating with a bird on a slender branch. Alternate horizontal rows have sprays of flowers. Design brocaded in silver metal thread with outlines in red silk brocade.