France

Fragment of a Border

c. 1865
Silk, plain weave; with supplementary patterning warps forming cut pile (velvet); and self-patterning wefts which tie with supplemenatry binding warps in twill weave in pattern areas; alternating bands of velvet and patterned design
64.6 × 14.1 cm (25.4 × 5.6 in)

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