COUR DU SIAM

Lampas on a cognaq-colored satin ground highlighted with brilliant silk and thread bearing a metallic gold aspect. This beautiful silk fabric presents an elegant composition in which indecipherable forms mingle with flowers and foliage typical of 18th century designs. Sometimes known as “bizarres” or “furies” these richly brocaded silks which appeared after 1690 reflect the taste of the time for the Eastern aesthetics.