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Fabric Swatch

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

Fabric swatches adhered onto card backing with printed text

Object details

Categories
Designs
Fashion
Textiles
Clothing
Object type
Fabric swatch
Materials and techniques
fabric, printer's ink, card, adhesive, printed, woven
Fabric
Card
Printer's Ink
Adhesive
Printed
Woven
Brief description
Five fabric swatches of checked material in various colours, stapled into a buff card booklet with details printed in blue. From the Grands Magasins du Printemps, French, 1870s and 1880s.
Physical description
Fabric swatches adhered onto card backing with printed text
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • AU PRINTEMPS NOUVEAUTÉS PARIS Largeur...98/100 Le Mètre...1f45 (Printed in blue ink on shield-shaped paper sticker)
  • HAUTE NOUVEAUTÉ (Printed on the front of booklet)
    Translation
    The very latest
  • Grands Magasins du Printemps JULES JALUZOT & Cie PARIS (Printed on the back of booklet)
Credit line
Given by Maggie Groves
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2933-2016

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Record createdNovember 1, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1371295/fabric-swatch-printemps/
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