Textile, Medium: silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade) and supplementary warp pile (velvet), Rose ribbed silk ground, brocaded in colored silks, chenille and gold and silver metal threads. The meander is formed by blue velvet drapery which flips back to reveal pink satin linings; floral sprays rest on brocaded cushions with large tassels at the corners. Red roses are also in pile weave., France, mid-18th century, woven textiles, Textile