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Length of Woven Silk

France or ItalyLinkedCulture matchlcp-cfad6359200e

Date: 1700–1705
Medium: Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts
Culture: France
Department: Textiles
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 56115

Attenuated and stylized floral and leaf forms characterized European dress-silk patterns from about 1695 to 1715. They have become known as “bizarre” silks for their fantastical designs, an amalgamation of Indian, Turkish, and Japanese influences seen through European eyes.

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Credit line: Purchased with proceeds from the Bonwit Teller Benefit

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Object type: AAT300014063

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