Flounce
1700-1749 (made)
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Skirt flounce, woven in colours on a cream-coloured ground. At the bottom is a broad border of stems with large curved leaves, bearing roses and other flowers. Along the edge is a row of leaves and berries. The ground is ribbed in short horizontal bars.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Warp-patterned ground brocaded in coloured silks |
| Brief description | Skirt flounce, warp-patterned ground brocaded in coloured silks, Spitalfields, England, 1700-1749. |
| Physical description | Skirt flounce, woven in colours on a cream-coloured ground. At the bottom is a broad border of stems with large curved leaves, bearing roses and other flowers. Along the edge is a row of leaves and berries. The ground is ribbed in short horizontal bars. |
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| Object history | This breadth was formerly stitched to several pieces to form a petticoat. Purchased. Registered File number 80715/1903, 11367/1902. |
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| Accession number | 52-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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