Embroidered panels for a man's suit
Object type: Suit panels
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Date: 1780s
Medium: Silk embroidery on woven silk, satin stitch; stem stitch, knots and silk net
Dimensions: Overall (.290a, confirmed): 45 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (114.9 × 56.5 cm);
Overall (.290b, confirmed): 45 × 22 1/4 in. (114.3 × 56.5 cm);
Overall (.290c, confirmed): 48 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (123.2 × 56.5 cm);
Overall (.290d, confirmed): 49 × 22 1/4 in. (124.5 × 56.5 cm);
Overall (.290e, confirmed): 20 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (52.1 × 56.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequests, 1982
Accession year: 1982
Tags: Flowers