ca. 1750
United Kingdom
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk and metal thread
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SizeH. 53 x W. 21 inches (134.6 x 53.3 cm)
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Geography details
United Kingdom -
Country today
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Dateca. 1750
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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Toward the middle of the eighteenth century English silks seem to have developed their own quite distinctive style—the most popular with white ground, “open and airy” designs (in the words of a contemporary author), and fresh and lively colors.