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Length of Woven Silk Pillow

Length of Woven Silk Pillow

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✓ Jacquard-woven cotton  ·  ✓ Soft & reversible  ·  ✓ Made to order for you

This length of silk was woven in the 1730s, at the height of Europe's fascination with East Asian-inspired design, using a warp-float satin weave enriched with supplementary brocading wefts and gilt-metal-wrapped thread. Its maker is not recorded, but the luxurious combination of silk and metallic thread signals it was produced for grand furnishing or dress use among Europe's elite. The Art Institute of Chicago holds this silk as an example of the technical sophistication European weavers brought to chinoiserie-influenced textile design.

Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.

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