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Fabric Swatch

c.1870s-1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Printemps (publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Six fabric swatches of white cotton with raised bands woven into the material to create a decorative striped pattern. The swatches are adhered in a booklet of pale green card with a fold down the centre, with details of the fabrics and prices printed in black ink.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Designs
Fashion
Clothing
Object type
Fabric swatch
Materials and techniques
cotton, adhesive, green card, printers ink, printing, weaving
Cotton (Textile)
Adhesive
Printer's Ink
Card
Printed
Weaving
Brief description
Six fabric swatches of white cotton material for handkerchiefs, in a booklet of light green card. From the Grands Magasin du Printemps, Paris. c.1870s-1880s.
Physical description
Six fabric swatches of white cotton with raised bands woven into the material to create a decorative striped pattern. The swatches are adhered in a booklet of pale green card with a fold down the centre, with details of the fabrics and prices printed in black ink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.8cm
  • Width: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Grands Magasins du Printemps JULES JALUZOT & Cie PARIS MOUCHOIRS TOILE DE CHOLET PUR FIL, garantis à l'usage (Lettered on the back)
    Translation
    The Great Printemps Department Store JULES JALUZOT & Co. PARIS HANDKERCHIEFS UNDYED CLOTH FOR HANDKERCHIEFS, guaranteed for use
  • Grands Magasins du Printemps JULES JALUZOT & Cie. - Paris MOUCHOIRS TOILE DE CHOLET PUR FIL, garantis à l'usage (Lettered on the front)
    Translation
    The Great Printemps Department Store JULES JALUZOT & Co. PARIS HANDKERCHIEFS UNDYED CLOTH FOR HANDKERCHIEFS, guaranteed for use
Credit line
Given by Maggie Groves
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2926-2016

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Record createdNovember 1, 2016
Record URL
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