Furnishing Fabric
1750-1775 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of block-printed fustian. With a linen warp and a cotton weft and block-printed with part of a large floral pattern of roses between vertical meandering stripes. The fragment still has its original striped linen braid to which are sewn rings which may also be original. The repeat of the pattern is incomplete in both length and width.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed fustian of linen and cotton, woven and plaited |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed fustian, made in France, 1750-1775 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed fustian. With a linen warp and a cotton weft and block-printed with part of a large floral pattern of roses between vertical meandering stripes. The fragment still has its original striped linen braid to which are sewn rings which may also be original. The repeat of the pattern is incomplete in both length and width. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Antique Textile Company |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/2325. The style of the floral pattern is derived from woven patterns of the 1760s. |
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| Accession number | T.515-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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