Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export 19th century portrait The gilt metal threads are

The gilt metal threads are a little discoloured with age and have a lovely antique patina as you would expect in an item of this antiquity

From Turkey and dating from the 1920s a very decorative Ottoman silk embroidered panel hand worked in red and black silks onto a fine cream linen ground

It has been backed with a gorgeous block printed cotton which is almost as lovely as the front

This is all original to the piece

Hand Painted Rococo Silk Dress Panel: C18th China for export 19th century portrait The gilt metal threads areItem Details. A beautiful and rare hand painted panel of off white silk satin dating from the first half of the 18th century circa 1730s. Painted in China for the European market this would have once been a panel from a dress with panniers, a Robe la Franais. The fabric of this type is typically patterned with images from nature and include floral designs and garlands of leaves, I have only had one or two of this type of dress silk before, they are