Piece
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Piece

TitlePiece
Dateca. 1735 18th century
MediumSilk
ClassificationTextiles-Woven
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of The United Piece Dye Works, 1936
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Piece” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1735. It is executed in silk and classified as textiles-woven. 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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