Packet of Textile Cuttings
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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Rag paper packet containing a plastic wallet with 4 silk velvet cuttings. No selvages.
1) Plain weave ground with floating wefts of white silk alternating with 1 pink velvet stripe with black and white dots and with narrow loose meander in green cut velvet.
2) Plain weave ground with pale gold floating wefts alternating with 1 brown meander in cut velvet and 1 stripe of cream cut velvet with black spotting.
3) Cream looped velvet with small stepped pattern in blocks of green, pink and black.
4) Cream twill ground with uncut velvet dots in green, black and cream.
1) Plain weave ground with floating wefts of white silk alternating with 1 pink velvet stripe with black and white dots and with narrow loose meander in green cut velvet.
2) Plain weave ground with pale gold floating wefts alternating with 1 brown meander in cut velvet and 1 stripe of cream cut velvet with black spotting.
3) Cream looped velvet with small stepped pattern in blocks of green, pink and black.
4) Cream twill ground with uncut velvet dots in green, black and cream.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Rag paper packet, with silk velvet cuttings |
| Brief description | Rag paper packet containing silk velvet cuttings, English, ca. 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Rag paper packet containing a plastic wallet with 4 silk velvet cuttings. No selvages. 1) Plain weave ground with floating wefts of white silk alternating with 1 pink velvet stripe with black and white dots and with narrow loose meander in green cut velvet. 2) Plain weave ground with pale gold floating wefts alternating with 1 brown meander in cut velvet and 1 stripe of cream cut velvet with black spotting. 3) Cream looped velvet with small stepped pattern in blocks of green, pink and black. 4) Cream twill ground with uncut velvet dots in green, black and cream. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '4/-' and '3/4 wide' (?) and '7 1/2 yd for a Mali[illegible]' (written; ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Bond |
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| Accession number | T.76:14-2003 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2003 |
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