Textile, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft, Central symmetrical large-scale floral motif, derived from a pomegranate, is brocaded in gold on a white ground. On either side are green ribbon-like serpentines with rosettes. Small floral sprigs brocaded in blue, pink, tan, yellow, and gold thread are interspersed symmetrically throughout., France, 17th-early 18th century, woven textiles, Textile