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Culture:English or French
Title:textile fragment
Date Made:1740-1770
Type:Textile
Materials:textile: polychrome, supplementary weft-patterned wool; white, plain-weave linen
Place Made:United Kingdom; England or France
Accession Number:  HD F.377
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Fragment of linen woven with polychrome brocaded wool wefts. These textiles were sometimes referred to as toile de Normandie, after the area of France that specialized in this kind of fabric. It also could have been produced in England. This kind of fabric was a less expensive alternative to silks with a brocaded design.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen

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