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Fabric Swatch

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

Fabric swatches adhered onto card backing with printed text


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
fabric, printer's ink, card, adhesive, printed, woven
Brief description
Four fabric swatches of Chinese silk pongée (taffeta) with a variety of designs on a purple ground, 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
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.5cm
  • Width: 5.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
GRAND MAGASINS DU LOUVRE PARIS Pongées de Chine étoffe tout Soie impressions nouvelles largeur 51-52 le métres 1f75 (Lettered on the front of booklet)
Translation
GRAND LOUVRE DEPARTMENT STORE Ponges from China Nerw impressions of silk cloth Width 51-52 Per meter 1f75
Credit line
Given by Maggie Groves
Collection
Accession number
E.2940-2016

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Record createdNovember 1, 2016
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