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Pattern Book

1786-1791 (woven)
Artist/Maker
Maze & Steer (weaver)
Place of origin
Spitalfields (woven)

Pattern book of textile samples divided by seasons. With silks and cottons. Darker silks for winter.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Books
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pattern book
Materials and techniques
Silk and cotton, paper
Brief description
Pattern book of textile samples, 'Maze & Steer, Fancy Vestings and Handkerchief goods', Maze & Steer, Spitalfields, 1786-1791
Physical description
Pattern book of textile samples divided by seasons. With silks and cottons. Darker silks for winter.
Dimensions
  • Cover width: 35cm
  • Spine length: 50cm
  • Spine thickness: 12cm
  • Weight: 9.68kg
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Maze & Steer, Fancy Vestings and Handkerchief goods' (Title?)
  • 'For Summer 1786 Maze & Steet Book 1831. W. Beckwith' (In front cover)
Bibliographic references
  • Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion, edited by Lesley Ellis Miller and Ana Cabrera Lafuente with Claire Allen-Johnstone, Thames and Hudson Ltd. in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2021, p. 124
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.384-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O357812/pattern-book-maze--steer/
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