Sample
1930s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Embroidered sample for an evening dress of gold metallic fibre with white chiffon backing tamboured with a large-scale design of meandering stems bearing small florets, long leaves and large flower heads in gold and silver bugle beads, flat silver metallic threads and shaped silver glass beads florets.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold metallic fibre with chiffon tamboured, and bugle beads, silver threads, and glass beads |
| Brief description | Embroidered sample for an evening dress of gold metallic fibre with embroidered chiffon, made for Paquin Ltd., France, 1930s. |
| Physical description | Embroidered sample for an evening dress of gold metallic fibre with white chiffon backing tamboured with a large-scale design of meandering stems bearing small florets, long leaves and large flower heads in gold and silver bugle beads, flat silver metallic threads and shaped silver glass beads florets. |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Gordon |
| Object history | Registered File number 1986/63. Miss Gordon noted that this was a sample from Paquin given to her by a sales lady. |
| Production | Made for Paquin Ltd |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.248-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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