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Embroidered panels for a man’s suit, 1780s, French, Silk embroidery on woven silk, satin stitch; stem stitch, knots and silk net; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequest, 1982 (1982.290a—e)

Embroidered panels for a man's suit, 1780s, French, Silk embroidery on woven silk, satin stitch; stem stitch, knots and silk net; Length: 45 1/4 in. (114.9 cm); Length: 45 in. (114.3 cm); Length: 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm); Length: 49 in. (124.5 cm) Length: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm) Other (selvage to selvage): 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)

Embroidered panels for a man’s suit, 1780s, French, Silk embroidery on woven silk, satin stitch; stem stitch, knots and silk net;
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequest, 1982 (1982.290a—e)

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