Dress Fabric
ca. 1707 (made)
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Dress fabric of woven silk, with a blue damask ground on which is a bizarre design brocaded in silver thread and coloured silks. Only a small part of a large design is present, containing a part of two motifs; at the top, an archway in silver combined with floral decoration and below, a silver bowl, echoed in the damask, with large flowers.
The predominant colouring is salmon and pale pink, yellow and silver. The repeat is incomplete in length and width.
The predominant colouring is salmon and pale pink, yellow and silver. The repeat is incomplete in length and width.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk brocade |
| Brief description | Silk brocade dress fabric, Spitalfields, London, ca. 1707. |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of woven silk, with a blue damask ground on which is a bizarre design brocaded in silver thread and coloured silks. Only a small part of a large design is present, containing a part of two motifs; at the top, an archway in silver combined with floral decoration and below, a silver bowl, echoed in the damask, with large flowers. The predominant colouring is salmon and pale pink, yellow and silver. The repeat is incomplete in length and width. |
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| Accession number | T.401-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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