Dress Fabric
1770-1775 (made)
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Dress fabric of painted silk on the original wooden roller. Off-white silk ground painted with a fine pattern of honeysuckle, bluebells, acorns and oak leaves with heartsease, all tied with a cord with tasselled ends. At each side is a meandering sprigged stem. On the wooden roller at one end is an original 18th century label with '20 yds T/H 174 Jn'. The length suggests enough for two dress lengths.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted silk on the original wooden roller |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of painted silk, probably made in France, 1770-1775 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of painted silk on the original wooden roller. Off-white silk ground painted with a fine pattern of honeysuckle, bluebells, acorns and oak leaves with heartsease, all tied with a cord with tasselled ends. At each side is a meandering sprigged stem. On the wooden roller at one end is an original 18th century label with '20 yds T/H 174 Jn'. The length suggests enough for two dress lengths. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '20 yds T/H 174 Jn' (On an original 18th century label) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1986/1217. The width of the silk (over 0.5 ell wide according to the English ell) is French. Either fashions changed or it was too obviously French since it would, technically, have been illegal to sell it in England at the time. The inscription on the roller suggests that 13 yards had already been sold, perhaps three dress lengths. |
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| Accession number | T.125-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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