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Woven Silk


made from tusser waste; diaper pattern


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Woven silk
Brief description
made from tusser waste; diaper pattern
Dimensions
  • Height: 210mm (excluding mount)
  • Width: 163mm (excluding mount)
  • Height: 240mm (including mount)
  • Width: 190mm (including mount)
Credit line
Given by Mr. Thomas Wardle.
Object history
RF number is 1975/3080.

Transferred from the Bethnal Green Museum in February, 1976. The silk was originally given by Mr. Thomas Wardle. These silks would most likely have been imported by Mr Wardle (either in the raw or woven stage) for his own manufacture in Leek, Staffordshire.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
AP.71:4-1879

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O257716/woven-silk/
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