Fabric Swatch
c.1870s-1880s (made)
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Fabric swatches adhered onto card backing with printed text
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | fabric, printer's ink, card, adhesive, printed, woven |
| Brief description | Four fabric swatches of silk façonné in shades of pale pink, peach and lilac, attached to a card booklet with a metal split pin. An engraved view of the Grand Magasins du Louvre in Paris is printed on the reverse of the booklet. From the Grands Magasins du Louvre, French, 1870s and 1880s. |
| Physical description | Fabric swatches adhered onto card backing with printed text |
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| Marks and inscriptions | GRANDS MAGASINS DU LOUVRE
PARIS
Façonné tout Soie
genre broderie hte nouveauté p. Costumes
largeur 55
le métre 6f90 (Printed on the front of the paper booklet)
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| Credit line | Given by Maggie Groves |
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| Accession number | E.2939-2016 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2016 |
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