Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress Fabric

1740-1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of cream taffeta ground with self-coloured double meander of roses. Between the meanders are bunches of flowers brocaded in pinks and several shades of green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
brocaded silk
Brief description
Dress fabric of brocaded silk, Spitalfields, London, 1740-1745.
Physical description
Dress fabric of cream taffeta ground with self-coloured double meander of roses. Between the meanders are bunches of flowers brocaded in pinks and several shades of green.
Dimensions
  • Length: 40.5in
  • Including selvages width: 19.875in
Credit line
Given by Miss R. B. Salwey
Collection
Accession number
T.96-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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