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Fragments (France)

This is a Fragments. It is dated mid-18th century and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is silk and its technique is warp-oriented plain weave patterned with supplementary [flushing] warps and discontinuous supplementary wefts. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mrs. John Hay Whitney. It is credited Gift of Mrs. John Hay Whitney.

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Fragments (France); silk; Gift of Mrs. John Hay Whitney; 1985-38-5-a,b

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