A costume panel
18th Century French
Light Blue/Green silk featuring floral sprays
Opulently brocaded with Silver and Gold threads
Probably Lyon.
Circa 1740
Good antique condition with signs of wear commensurate with age and use
SIZE 33inches x 12inches narrowing to 8 inches (84cm x 30cm narrowing to 20cm)
S5759
PROVENANCE Ex Manach Textile Collection. La Mannach Paper label attached Le Manach was founded in 1829 in Tours as a family company. By the time it was sold to Pierre Frey, it had an archive of over 4,000 rare, beautiful textiles, the earliest of which date from the sixteenth century. ,