Table runner of pieced together panels of aquamarine satin
- Title
- Table runner of pieced together panels of aquamarine satin
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Table runner of pieced together panels of aquamarine satin brocaded in grey, ecru, yellow and light blue in a design of plants, flowers and an English version of a Chinese pagoda; edges are trimmed in woven metallic ribbon; top and bottom are trimmed in metallic thread fringe with looped ends; backed with gold silk; pattern is called Chinoiserie.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
- Motif
- Chinoiserie Pagoda Plants Flowers
- Work Type
- tea cloths
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 1701/1800
- Identifier
- 1900.034.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk Brocade Metallic Threads Silk
- Technique
- Fringe Brocade Pieced together Woven
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Chinoiserie is the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and East Asian artistic traditions. It was a popular trend in the 18th century. (Wikipedia 2017) This textile was purchased at Dalva Bros. in New York for $65.00. Dalva Bros. specializes in 18th century art. http://www.dalvabrothers.com/
