Not on display

Textile Fragment

ca. 1830-1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of printed silk gauze woven with silk stripes in the warp and the weft and grouped together ten at a time. A bunch of flowers in blue, red, mauve and green is printed at intervals. There is a selvedge on the left-hand side.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed silk gauze
Brief description
Dress fabric of printed silk gauze, England, ca. 1830-1860.
Physical description
Dress fabric of printed silk gauze woven with silk stripes in the warp and the weft and grouped together ten at a time. A bunch of flowers in blue, red, mauve and green is printed at intervals. There is a selvedge on the left-hand side.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.25in
  • Width: 6.25in
Credit line
Given anonymously
Collection
Accession number
T.278A-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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