Cape of brocaded silk with pattern of a bowl of fruits and flowers, Cape of brocaded silk. Dessin: bowl of fruits and flowers in yellow, green, red and blue, framed in a pattern of leaves in white and red, framed by mirror-symmetrically rendered arrangements of naturalistically rendered flowers in two shades of blue, red, yellow and green and ditto leaves in white and red on a cerise-colored fond. The fabric consists of two full-width strips and two narrow strips and may have been made into a cape for a statue of the Virgin Mary (?). Lining: écruk-colored linen and remnants of blue silk. Bottom right hand corner of the lining is inscribed in pen: 6295. Label with: French and co. inc. 6295. Pinned bill (ca. 1978-1998) with the letter N., France, c. 1730 - c. 1740, silk, height 108.0 cmwidth 146.0 cm × height 47.5 cm
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Cape, brocaded silk, pattern, bowl, fruits, flowers, Cape, brocaded silk, Dessin, bowl, fruits, flowers, yellow, green, red, blue, framed, pattern, leaves, white, red, framed, mirror-symmetrically rendered arrangements, naturalistically rendered flowers, two shades, blue, red, yellow, green, ditto leaves, white, red, cerise-colored fond, fabric consists, two full-width strips, two narrow strips, cape, statue, Virgin Mary, Lining, écruk-colored linen, remnants, blue silk, Bottom right hand corner, lining, inscribed, pen, 6295, Label, French, co, inc, 6295, Pinned bill, ca, 1978-1998, letter N, France, c, 1730, c, 1740, silk, height 108.0 cmwidth 146.0 cm, height 47.5 cm
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