Strapwork with Flowers and Jewels ca. 1885 French, possibly Lyon The Renaissance Revival style was particularly strong in France through much of the nineteenth century. This furnishing textile displays a typical combination of Renaissance-inspired strapwork allied with unmistakably nineteenth-century floral designs. The naturalistically rendered flowers and leaves meander in and around the deep red strapwork support, which is accented with small jewel-like Strapwork with Flowers and Jewels. French, possibly Lyon. ca. 1885. Silk; compound weave, brocaded. Textiles-Woven

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