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 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 |
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| 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)
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| Credit line | Given by Maggie Groves |
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| Accession number | E.2940-2016 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2016 |
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