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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.187
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Panel
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
mid 18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214799

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silk damask
Technique
Compound weave
Dimensions
200.3 x 107.3 x 107.32 cm (78 7/8 x 42 1/4 x 42 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: stitched on back, printed: "Au Bon Marche/ Paris/ Taille PX gdit (in script)"

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Monks
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.187
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two seamed sections pieced horizontally on left side; yellow damask with motif of two Chinese figures on either side of a palm tree, and pavillions, in rocaille lozenges; merchant's label on back.

Verification Level

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