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Artist: Phillipe de Lasalle

Panel, silk brocade. Red ground with design of flower baskets hung from ribbons, trailing morning glory vines, alternating with floral wreaths enclosing pairs of doves. Designed for Catherine II, Empress of Russia. Formerly at Tsarkoe Selo near St. Petersburg, removed before 1917. Other panels in collections of Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, and Musee Historique des Tissus, Lyons.

Date
c. 1770-1775
In our collection
since September the 25th, 2011 up to now
Dimensions
116 x 21 1/2 in. (294.64 x 54.61 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Silk; satin ground with discontinuous weft patterning
Price
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Composition
zinc77%
atium23%