Edward William Godwin

Large Syringa

c. 1874
Silk, satin weave, self-patterned by reversing of faces; edged with cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; and silk and cotton, braid of plain weave with extended weft loops
334.3 × 182.7 cm (131.6 × 71.9 in)

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