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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
AN EMBROIDERED GREEN SILK LADY'S INFORMAL JACKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
AN EMBROIDERED GREEN SILK LADY'S INFORMAL JACKET
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in satin stitch predominantly in shades of bright purple, blue and white with roundels of exotic birds interspersed with floral motifs and butterflies, applied with embroidered cream silk and brocade bands at the collar, cuffs and hem, all against a vibrant, lime-green figured silk ground
40 in. (102 cm.) long
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in satin stitch predominantly in shades of bright purple, blue and white with roundels of exotic birds interspersed with floral motifs and butterflies, applied with embroidered cream silk and brocade bands at the collar, cuffs and hem, all against a vibrant, lime-green figured silk ground
40 in. (102 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 19 March 1997, lot 139.