Philippe de La Salle

Panel

Louis XVI period, 1750/75

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch

62.8 × 58.3 cm (24.7 × 23 in)