ca. 1885
France
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk; compound weave, brocaded
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Sizeconfirmed: 73 3/8 Г— 22 1/4 in. (186.4 Г— 56.5 cm)
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Geography details
France -
Country today
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Dateca. 1885
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The Renaissance Revival style was particularly strong in France through much of the nineteenth century. This furnishing textile displays a typical combination of Renaissance-inspired strapwork allied with unmistakably nineteenth-century floral designs. The naturalistically rendered flowers and leaves meander in and around the deep red strapwork support, which is accented with small jewel-like medallions.