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France, Lyon, c. 1760-65
Attributed to Philippe de Lasalle (1723-1803)
Brocaded silk and chenille
85 x 69 cm
Inv. no. 201
The composition of this fragment of brocaded silk and chenille is typical of French taste of the time with its undulating floral design, interwoven with draping held by cords and tassels of great elegance and decorative effect.
Produced in Lyon, it can be attributed to one of the most outstanding artists of the manufactory created there in the reign of Louis XIV on the initiative of Colbert who did much to encourage the art of French silk, the fame of which has lasted to the present day.
The silk was used as decoration of the palace at Nancy, which housed Stanislas Leszczynski, the former king of Poland, and father-in-law of Louis XV.
A selection of 18th century-pieces in the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection
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