Piece
Unknown Artist
ca. 1750 (?)
Medium
Silk and metal thread
Dimensions
L. 10 x W. 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Woven
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The United Piece Dye Works, 1936
Accession Number
36.90.208
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silk and metal-thread woven textile, simply *Piece*, hails from France around 1750, a golden age of decorative arts during the Rococo period. Measuring a modest 10 by 10 inches, it showcases delicate motifs of flowers and leaves, with the opulence typical of luxury French textiles. The unknown artist's masterful weaving highlights the era's fascination with nature-inspired elegance, where such pieces adorned garments, furnishings, or served as samples for high-end fashion. Crafted from shimmering silk combined with metallic threads—likely gold or silver for added luster—this sq...