Bizarre Silk Textile Fragment Chausable Panel c1705
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Pre 1800: Item # 1191463
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Pre 1800: Item # 1191463
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A beautiful and very early 18th century bizarre silk fragment, from a chausable of the period. Vegetal and flower motifs in polychrome silk, silver and gold thread on a salmon ground, the entire piece mounted on cotton. Excellent overall condition, with some expected oxidation of the metallic threads. The panel itself is 28" in length, and 9 3/4" at its widest. The mounted size is 30 1/4" by 11 1/4".
A beautiful and very early 18th century bizarre silk fragment, from a chausable of the period. Vegetal and flower motifs in polychrome silk, silver and gold thread on a salmon ground, the entire piece mounted on cotton. Excellent overall condition, with some expected oxidation of the metallic threads. The panel itself is 28" in length, and 9 3/4" at its widest. The mounted size is 30 1/4" by 11 1/4".
Note: Bizarre silks are a style of figured silk fabrics popular in Europe in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. They are characterized by large-scale, asymmetrical patterns featuring geometrical shapes and stylized leaves and flowers. The name "bizarre silk" reflects the bold colors and lavish use of textured gold and silver threads as well as the distinctive elongated asymmetrical patterns of silk fabrics woven in France, Italy and Britain from about 1695 to 1720.
