Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress Fabric

1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Desormeaux, James Louis (maker)
Place of origin
Spitalfields (made)

Fragment of dress silk, woven in cream and red with a design of stripes and blossoms.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Object type
Dress fabric
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Silk (Textile)
Woven
Brief description
Dress fabric, woven silk, probably woven by James Louis Desormeaux; Spitalfields, English, 1765-75.
Physical description
Fragment of dress silk, woven in cream and red with a design of stripes and blossoms.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.7cm
  • Width: 7.8cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs B. Hocknell
Object history
Registered File number 1959/4345.
Subjects depicted
Stripes
Floral Patterns
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.269-1994

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O257784/dress-fabric-desormeaux-james-louis/
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