Embroidered panels for a man's suit
Unknown Artist
1780s
Medium
Silk embroidery on woven silk, satin stitch; stem stitch, knots and silk net
Dimensions
Overall (.290a, confirmed): 45 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (114.9 × 56.5 cm); Overall (.290b, confirmed): 45 × 22 1/4 in. (114.3 × 56.5 cm); Overall (.290c, confirmed): 48 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (123.2 × 56.5 cm); Overall (.290d, confirmed): 49 × 22 1/4 in. (124.5 × 56.5 cm); Overall (.290e, confirmed): 20 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (52.1 × 56.5 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequests, 1982
Accession Number
1982.290a–e
Tags
Flowers