Dress Fabric
1855 (made)
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From the 17th century, Paris led European taste in fashionable dress and furnishings, and the weavers of Lyon provided the silks needed to maintain this position. The International Exhibitions of the 19th century gave manufacturers the opportunity to display their technical skills to the rest of the world, and at the Great Exhibition of 1851 the 31 exhibitors from Lyon confirmed the supreme quality of their silks above those of their competitors in London.
This length of dress fabric was purchased by the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum) at the Paris Exhibition of 1855 for £3, 2 shillings and 4 pence. The judges of the exhibition awarded Tholozan et Cie a first class medal, for attaining 'the limits of perfection'.
This length of dress fabric was purchased by the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum) at the Paris Exhibition of 1855 for £3, 2 shillings and 4 pence. The judges of the exhibition awarded Tholozan et Cie a first class medal, for attaining 'the limits of perfection'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk on moiré satin ground |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of jacquard woven figured silk, made by Tholozan et Cie, Lyon, 1855 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of jacquard woven figured silk. With a yellow and white floral pattern on a striped moiré satin ground. |
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| Object history | Retailed in Paris, France. |
| Summary | From the 17th century, Paris led European taste in fashionable dress and furnishings, and the weavers of Lyon provided the silks needed to maintain this position. The International Exhibitions of the 19th century gave manufacturers the opportunity to display their technical skills to the rest of the world, and at the Great Exhibition of 1851 the 31 exhibitors from Lyon confirmed the supreme quality of their silks above those of their competitors in London. This length of dress fabric was purchased by the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum) at the Paris Exhibition of 1855 for £3, 2 shillings and 4 pence. The judges of the exhibition awarded Tholozan et Cie a first class medal, for attaining 'the limits of perfection'. |
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| Accession number | 3735-1856 |
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| Record created | October 14, 2008 |
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