Not currently on display at the V&A

Ribbon Sample

1900-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk ribbon sample. Grey green ground with a meander of Paisley cones and blossom fans in deep blue, white and pink with a supplementary warp of gold metallic thread, and all edged in black. Narrow bands of white and blue diagonals on both selvedges.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk and gold thread
Brief description
Silk ribbon sample, made in France, 1900-1929
Physical description
Silk ribbon sample. Grey green ground with a meander of Paisley cones and blossom fans in deep blue, white and pink with a supplementary warp of gold metallic thread, and all edged in black. Narrow bands of white and blue diagonals on both selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20cm
  • Width: 3.8cm
Credit line
Given by Jackie Unsworth
Object history
Registered File number 1989/1899. One of seven samples T.31 to F-1990.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.31C-1990

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Record createdNovember 24, 2010
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