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Dress Fabric

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of velvet woven in coloured silks, in cut and uncut pile on a ground of silk and metal threads.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk velvet, cut and uncut pile on a ground of silk and metal threads
Brief description
Dress fabric of silk velvet, Spain, 18th century
Physical description
Dress fabric of velvet woven in coloured silks, in cut and uncut pile on a ground of silk and metal threads.
Dimensions
  • Width: 9.75in (maximum)
  • Length: 12in
Credit line
Given by Professor G. H. F. Nuttall
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.402-1932

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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