Brocade woven in silk and silver thread on a taffeta silk ground. The pattern consists of wavy band (in red) imitating lace, with roses in silver or green, white, and shades of red and blue. Between the bands is a repeating pattern of a man, cap in hand, offering a bouquet to a lady with a large parasol, behind whom a dog is standing on his hind legs. These figures are in colours and are shown standing on a silver ground. The ground of the brocade is salmon-coloured. Brocaded silk; Italy; 1760s