Brocade

Cope and chasuble; Brocade of Lyon. 19th Century

Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads.

Quotes

• The British Empress Victoria's bedroom was always adorned with gold silk-brocade of Varanasi and Mysore silks.
  • N. M. Khilnani (1993). Socio-political Dimensions of Modern India. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. p. 103. ISBN 978-81-85880-06-8.