English (Spitalfields)
Brocaded silk, ca. 1750–55
silk, gilt silver
36 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.
Panel of gilt silver-brocaded dress silk produced at Spitalfields, London. Brocaded with silk and metallic thread on a cream ground. Likely a silk used for a mantua or court gown....
Panel of gilt silver-brocaded dress silk produced at Spitalfields, London. Brocaded with silk and metallic thread on a cream ground. Likely a silk used for a mantua or court gown. A closely related silk is in the V&A Museum (CIRC.513-1931).
Very good condition.
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