PANEL OF SILK BROCADE FRENCH c.1735 This panel of brocaded silk on a ribbed blue ground is known to be from a costume. It may be the work of French silk-weavers who settled in England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The design is almost certainly by the famous silk-designer from Lyon, Jean Revel [about 1980] Dress fabric French (Lyon), about 1735. Brocaded silk. Probably designed by Jean Revel (1684-17510. Jean Revel was the son of a painter and trained in that profession, but became involved in the silk industry in Lyon, possible at first as an art teacher to prospective silk designers. He went on to become one of the leading designers in the industry, and introduced important innovations in woven silk dsigns. [before 2012]