Textile fragment (Ex-dress)

Description

Silk de chiné is a richly patterned plain weave fabric with designs that are created with colorful warp-dyed threads. Warp-dying was a technique used throughout the world, but using this particular technique with fine silk fabric was exclusive to Lyon France during the middle of the 18th century. This is an irregularly shaped piece of silk warp chine (plain weave, warp dyed silk) with a beige background and small pink and green verical stripes every two inches. The space between these stripes is filled with a softly shaped, geometric form of warp-dyed threads (creating a floral motif) and pink and greens stripes with rust and beige running stitches. Two pieces of fabric stitched together, possibly a part of the skirt.