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Silk & Metal Tissue

Sample
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sample of silk brocade with part of a silk-brocaded crown and part of a silver-thread brocaded beast.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSilk & Metal Tissue (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk with metal threads
Brief description
Sample of silk brocade 'Silk & Metal Tissue', Warner and Sons, Great Britain, ca. 1900
Physical description
Sample of silk brocade with part of a silk-brocaded crown and part of a silver-thread brocaded beast.
Dimensions
  • Width: 12cm
  • Length: 13.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Silk & Metal / Tissue' (Handwritten on a paper tag attached to sample)
  • Transliteration
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Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.66-1998

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Record createdAugust 10, 2007
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