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Culture:French (possibly)
Title:textile length
Date Made:1770-1800
Type:Textile
Materials:textile: polychrome supplementary weft (brocade) wool; plain-weave linen
Place Made:France: Normandy (possibly)
Accession Number:  HD F.505
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. John Mayer
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
A length of fabric made from plain weave linen that is brocaded with small, repeating floral designs as well as woven-in stripes. Sometimes referred to as "toile Normande," this kind of textile was a less-expensive version of drawloom-woven patterned silks of the period. These textiles weer also known as barrages.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; polychrome; Wool

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