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Unknown Maker, Portuguese

Textile Length

Maker

Unknown Maker, Portuguese

Culture

Portuguese, Spanish

Title

Textile Length

Year

ca. 1800

Medium

  • Silk satin compound weave

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk satin compound weave

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Andalusia

Dimensions

76.2 x 53.3 cm (30 x 21 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

S50.155

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

“Insnared with flowers, I fall on grass"
Jun 10, 2014 – Mar 08, 2015

Label copy

The coordinated fabrics that make up the jacket and trousers of the Oscar de la Renta suit explicitly refer to the exuberant naturalism of late 18th-century silk woven textiles. This circa 1800 Portuguese or Spanish example features vases framed by floral garlands and doves holding olive twigs; such patterns reflect the aristocratic taste for pastoral themes and the idyllic country life, as expressed by the Neoclassical aesthetic style.

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Unknown Maker, Portuguese
Textile Length, ca. 1800
Silk satin compound weave
76.2 x 53.3 cm (30 x 21 inches)
Museum Collection S50.155

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