Design
ca. 1739 (made)
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Design for a woven silk, from 'French Patterns' Series, a group of silk designs collected by Anna Maria Garthwaite, France, 1733
Object details
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| Brief description | Design for a woven silk, from 'French Patterns' Series, a group of silk designs collected by Anna Maria Garthwaite, France, 1733 |
| Object history | This design is one from a group of designs known as 'French Patterns'. According to Luther Hooper, who compiled the first typescript catalogue of Spitalfields textile designs in the V&A, the cover of the series (now missing) was inscribed with the title 'French Patterns'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rothstein, Natalie. Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London with a Complete Catalogue with 473 Illustrations, 371 in Colour. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. 351p., ill. ISBN 0500235899. |
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| Accession number | 5974:12 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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