Not on display

Pattern Book

1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large leather-bound pattern book which opens out into a diorama of 28 cardboard reinforced pages, each containing a window in which is set a sample of printed silk. Only 23 samples are intact, the rest of the frames are empty.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, cardboard, and printed silks
Brief description
Large leather-bound pattern book with printed silks, made by Baker, Tuckers & Co, London, 1880s
Physical description
Large leather-bound pattern book which opens out into a diorama of 28 cardboard reinforced pages, each containing a window in which is set a sample of printed silk. Only 23 samples are intact, the rest of the frames are empty.
Dimensions
  • Cover width: 26cm
  • Spine length: 38cm
  • Spine thickness: 4cm
  • Weight: 2.4kg
Marks and inscriptions
'BAKER, TUCKERS & CO LTD / LONDON' (Stamped in gold on envelope flap on book cover.)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.400-1998

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Record createdJuly 31, 2007
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