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Length of Woven Silk

Length of Woven Silk

Design in the Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)

TitleLength of Woven Silk
ArtistDesign in the Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808) France, probably Lyon
Date1735-45
MediumSilk, gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip- wrapped silk and silvered-metal strips, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts
Classificationweaving
OriginFrance

Themes: Botanical illustration

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“Length of Woven Silk” is a work by Design in the Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808) France, probably Lyon, dated 1735-45. It is executed in silk, gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip- wrapped silk and silvered-metal strips, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterning plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts and classified as weaving. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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