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Dress Fabric

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of the skirt of a silk image robe consisting of six panels seamed together in such a way as to keep the pattern almost complete. One outer panel and one of the central panels have small additional pieces of the same silk sewn on to make up the requisite length. Blue silk ribbed ground self patterned with a design of geometric and curved shapes interspersed between the brocaded areas. Brocaded in flat silver gilt strips and silver thread on a white silk core with a meandering floral pattern. The letter 'J' in metal thread on padded linen has been sewn to the bottom of one panel. The textile is edged all round with a narrow woven braid in a small geometric pattern in yellow, blue and cream silk with a looped fringe with the three colours of silk alternating. All the seams except the central one also have braid attached.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk with silver gilt strips and silver thread on a silk core, and with padded linen and braid
Brief description
Part of the skirt of a silk image robe, made in France, 1750-1775
Physical description
Part of the skirt of a silk image robe consisting of six panels seamed together in such a way as to keep the pattern almost complete. One outer panel and one of the central panels have small additional pieces of the same silk sewn on to make up the requisite length. Blue silk ribbed ground self patterned with a design of geometric and curved shapes interspersed between the brocaded areas. Brocaded in flat silver gilt strips and silver thread on a white silk core with a meandering floral pattern. The letter 'J' in metal thread on padded linen has been sewn to the bottom of one panel. The textile is edged all round with a narrow woven braid in a small geometric pattern in yellow, blue and cream silk with a looped fringe with the three colours of silk alternating. All the seams except the central one also have braid attached.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5in
  • Height: 66cm
  • At top width: 41.5in
  • At top width: 105cm
  • At bottom width: 50.5in
  • At bottom width: 128.5cm
  • Repeat height: 15.5in
  • Repeat height: 39cm
  • Repeat width: 10.5in
  • Repeat width: 40cm
Marks and inscriptions
'J' (In metal thread on padded linen sewn to the bottom of one panel.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by the late John Compton
Object history
Registered File number 1985/166.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.129-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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