Dress Fabric
1700-1749 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silk light brown damask for dress making, with pattern of large, swirling flowers and leaves, and intact selvedges.
Partially turned over at one end and sewn with running stitches, one tuck stitched with eyelet attached while the rest has been unpicked. At the other end a piece of rough linen has been sewn along the width by hand and machine.
Partially turned over at one end and sewn with running stitches, one tuck stitched with eyelet attached while the rest has been unpicked. At the other end a piece of rough linen has been sewn along the width by hand and machine.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk damask |
| Brief description | Dress fabric, silk damask, China, 1700-1749 |
| Physical description | Silk light brown damask for dress making, with pattern of large, swirling flowers and leaves, and intact selvedges. Partially turned over at one end and sewn with running stitches, one tuck stitched with eyelet attached while the rest has been unpicked. At the other end a piece of rough linen has been sewn along the width by hand and machine. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Cora Ginsburg |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.102-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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