Packet of Textile Cuttings
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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Rag paper packet containing plastic wallet with 6 plain weave silk cuttings.
1) Light blue warp/weft with selvage stripe of brown and white warps.
2) Cream warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. Selvage stripe of purple silk. Slight Z-twist.
3) 'Old rose' pink warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. No selvage. Ink numbers.
4) Cream (warp?) and beige (weft?). Slight ribbed appearance. No selvage.
5) Ribbed appearance of light and dark brown, with selvage stripe of pink and golden brown.
6) Slight ribbed appearance of cream warp/weft, with narrow stripe of golden brown silk S-wrapped in tarnished silver, edged with light green extended warps (?). No selvage.
1) Light blue warp/weft with selvage stripe of brown and white warps.
2) Cream warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. Selvage stripe of purple silk. Slight Z-twist.
3) 'Old rose' pink warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. No selvage. Ink numbers.
4) Cream (warp?) and beige (weft?). Slight ribbed appearance. No selvage.
5) Ribbed appearance of light and dark brown, with selvage stripe of pink and golden brown.
6) Slight ribbed appearance of cream warp/weft, with narrow stripe of golden brown silk S-wrapped in tarnished silver, edged with light green extended warps (?). No selvage.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Rag paper packet, with plain weave silk cuttings |
| Brief description | Rag paper packet containing plain weave silk cuttings, English, ca. 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Rag paper packet containing plastic wallet with 6 plain weave silk cuttings. 1) Light blue warp/weft with selvage stripe of brown and white warps. 2) Cream warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. Selvage stripe of purple silk. Slight Z-twist. 3) 'Old rose' pink warp/weft. Ribbed appearance. No selvage. Ink numbers. 4) Cream (warp?) and beige (weft?). Slight ribbed appearance. No selvage. 5) Ribbed appearance of light and dark brown, with selvage stripe of pink and golden brown. 6) Slight ribbed appearance of cream warp/weft, with narrow stripe of golden brown silk S-wrapped in tarnished silver, edged with light green extended warps (?). No selvage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '9/6' (On cutting 3; written; ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Bond |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.76:6-2003 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2003 |
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