Dress Fabric
1770s (made)
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Dress fabric of brocaded silk. With a pink ground with warp stripes in blue and a brocaded design of rose stems. The stems are pale blue and the roses are pink, mauve and tan. Brocaded tabby technique. Only the rose heads are brocaded, the stems are made by the ground weft.
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Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
Brief description | Dress fabric of brocaded silk, France, 1770s |
Physical description | Dress fabric of brocaded silk. With a pink ground with warp stripes in blue and a brocaded design of rose stems. The stems are pale blue and the roses are pink, mauve and tan. Brocaded tabby technique. Only the rose heads are brocaded, the stems are made by the ground weft. |
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Accession number | T.46-1968 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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