Artworks

H. Brunet et Cie.

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; copperplate printed · 1820

Pierre Antoine Mongin

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and chenille yarns in chain and satin stitches; couching; surface pigment added to embroidered stitches · 1801

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave · 1801

Claude Bonnefond

Silk, warp float-faced 10:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats and by areas of twill weaves; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment · 1801

Tassinari et Chatel

Silk and cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps, supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterning ground weft · 1801

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin and stem stitches; Chinese knots and couching; padded; inner tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave; button loops: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1800

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave over paper and over gold leaf on lacquered paper; two panels joined; edged with four-strand warp twining; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave · 1800

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, single satin, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in herringbone, knot, single satin, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp floats; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave · 1800

Mary Balch's School

Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille in split, surface satin, and stem stitches; couching; with human hair · 1800

Antoine-Denis Chaudet

costume & accessories, fan leaf — medium: silk technique: printed by engraved plate on 7\1 satin weave · 1797

Jean-Demosthene Dugourc

Silk, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and brocading wefts; embroidered with silk in chain (tambour work) and satin stitches · 1794

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; edged with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp float-faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen, 1:1 oblique interlacing; sleeves: silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave; pleated; lined with silk, plain weave (new); metal buttons · 1790

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; painted details; sleeves: bands of silk, plain weave and of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; edging and closures: silk, cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, satin damask weave; sleeves lined with cotton, plain weave; metal buttons · 1790

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; trimmed with cords of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, 4:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1790

S. Smith

Silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk · 1785

Lasalle

Silk: llampas (satin weave and plain weave variant), brocaded, appliquéd, embroidered · 1780

Philippe de la Salle

Silk and silk chenille yarns, satin weave with brocading wefts · 1775

Philippe de la Salle

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in chain, satin, single satin and stem stitches; French knot · 1775

Manchu

Silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered in stem filling stitches; sleeves: silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave (figured); edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts; neck trimmed with cords of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves and cuffs lined with silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave · 1775

Manchu

Center: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave (kossu); painted; inner tape: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; outer tape: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by complementary ground weft floats; edged with cotton, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; glazed; backed with cotton, plain weave · 1775

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave · 1775

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching · 1775

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk in chain, satin, single satin and stem stitches; French knot · 1775

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings · 1775