Not on display

Dress Fabric

1749-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of white taffeta ground with self-coloured asymmetrical cartouches containing a brocaded spray of flowers. The design is reversed in successive repeats.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk taffeta
Brief description
Dress fabric of brocaded silk taffeta, Spitalfields, London, 1749-1750.
Physical description
Dress fabric of white taffeta ground with self-coloured asymmetrical cartouches containing a brocaded spray of flowers. The design is reversed in successive repeats.
Dimensions
  • Length: 28.375in
  • Width: 20.75in
Credit line
Given by Miss J. Robinson
Production
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Collection
Accession number
T.146-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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