Lot 3

RELEASED TO MUSEUM -- Five Fragments of Woven Textiles, 18th Century

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $400 - $600

Estimate$400 – $600

Status

Closed

RELEASED TO MUSEUM -- Five Fragments of Woven Textiles, 18th Century

THE FIRST (Far left, main image)
Rectangle piece of floral brocade on a tan ground woven with silk threads in brown, pink, red, yellow, and green. A card on the Tyvek sleeve holding this sample reads:
Creator: Spanish. Possibly a panel of a skirt with dart at the top.
Late 18th century
20" W x 32" L

THE SECOND (Top, main image)
Rectangle piece of brocade in a lace and floral pattern in white, blue, green, and yellow.
20" W x 11" L

THE THIRD (Small square in center of main image)
Square piece of silk fabric woven with a floral and fauna design in white, pink, green, and orange. A note with the swatch suggests the piece is Spanish or French and from the 18th century.
15.5" W x 16" L

THE FOURTH (Bottom center, main image)
Several pieces of woven blue silk fabric sewn together and with a curved cut on one edge. The fabric is woven with blue, white, and red threads in a flora and fauna pattern. A note with the swatch suggests the piece is Spanish and from c.1720.
18th Century
21" W x 30" L

THE FIFTH
Rectangle piece of silk woven with colored threads to form a pattern of a woman in a long dress and a man with a stringed instrument. The main fabric is a pale orange silk satin woven with blue, white, purple, and green threads. Rows of birds appear between the figures, including peacocks. A note with the swatch suggests the piece is Portuguese or Spanish from c. 1740. The bottom hem is curved, which may suggest this part was worn near the hem of a skirt.
21" W x 30" L

Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Condition:

THE FIRST
The overall condition is good with some minor discoloration to the surface.

THE SECOND
The overall condition is good with some thread loss in the green and blue colors.

THE THIRD
The overall condition is fair as there is discoloration throughout and some stretching to one area of the fabric.

THE FOURTH
The overall condition of most of the fabric is good with some wear on the right side.

THE FIFTH
The overall condition is good with some minor fading throughout.

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