“Fragments” (1730–49) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Fragments

Fragments

TitleFragments
Date1730–49 18th century
MediumMedium: silk, metal Technique: 5-harness satin foundation patterned by floats of the complementary foundation wefts and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound on the front in 1/4 twill by a supplementary warp.
Classificationwoven textiles
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionSmithsonian Open Access
Credit lineGift of Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Klein
RightsPublic domain (CC0)

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Updated 2026-09-06