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French

Casaquin, mid 1700s

Now On View

Description

Maker

Culture

French

Title

Casaquin

Year

mid 1700s

Medium

Silk brocade with supplementary metallic-wrapped wefts and metallic bobbin-lace trim

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk,
metallic yarn

Techniques

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Kenneth Shaw Safe

Object Number

63.010.1

Exhibition History

Luminous Lace

January 27 - July 30, 2017

This meandering silk floral textile is enlivened with metallic yarns in the ground fabric and a metallic bobbin-lace trim at the center front closure and hem. Fabric ruffles edge all the openings of the garment, and the silver bobbin lace, which is now darkened with tarnish, would have glimmered brightly when first manufactured.

A casaquin is a short jacket that falls to about mid-hip, and has a flared skirt and pleats at the back. Given its small scale, this example was likely a costume for a religious sculpture.

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