Dress Fabric
1675-1699 (made)
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Dress fabric of brocaded and woven silk. With a white ground and a design consisting of stylised flowers in crimson, tan, and yellow with green stems. The design has a draped comber, or straight repeat. Three pieces of silk joined horizontally. Two pieces have crimson flowers. Lined with yellow cotton.
The silk is woven in tabby with two continuous green and white pattern wefts. The other colours are brocaded. There is no binding warp, but the wefts are bound by découpures of the main warp, four threads together, and these bind the petals of the flowers in various diapered patterns. There are approximately 128 threads to the inch, and thus 216 cords in the design.
The silk is woven in tabby with two continuous green and white pattern wefts. The other colours are brocaded. There is no binding warp, but the wefts are bound by découpures of the main warp, four threads together, and these bind the petals of the flowers in various diapered patterns. There are approximately 128 threads to the inch, and thus 216 cords in the design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk, lined with cotton |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of brocaded and woven silk, possibly made in France, 1675-1699 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of brocaded and woven silk. With a white ground and a design consisting of stylised flowers in crimson, tan, and yellow with green stems. The design has a draped comber, or straight repeat. Three pieces of silk joined horizontally. Two pieces have crimson flowers. Lined with yellow cotton. The silk is woven in tabby with two continuous green and white pattern wefts. The other colours are brocaded. There is no binding warp, but the wefts are bound by découpures of the main warp, four threads together, and these bind the petals of the flowers in various diapered patterns. There are approximately 128 threads to the inch, and thus 216 cords in the design. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Salter |
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| Accession number | T.69-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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