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Textile, Quatre Parties du monde

This is a Textile. It was designed by Joseph Gaspard Picart. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is silk and its technique is damask. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 216 x 53 cm (7 ft. 1 1/16 in. x 20 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Quatre Parties du monde; Designed by Joseph Gaspard Picart; France; silk; Warp x Weft: 216 x 53 cm (7 ft. 1 1/16 in. x 20 7/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-89

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