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Dress Fabric

1850-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
J. Béraud & Cie (maker)
Place of origin
Lyon (made)

Dress fabric of woven silk in purple with a pattern of amorphous shapes and with the effect of watered silk.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Womenswear
Object type
Dress fabric
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Brief description
Dress fabric of woven silk, made by J. Béraud & Cie, Lyon, 1850-1899.
Physical description
Dress fabric of woven silk in purple with a pattern of amorphous shapes and with the effect of watered silk.
Dimensions
  • Width: 31.375in
  • Width: 79.5cm
  • Length: 19.375in
  • Length: 49cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1985/2029.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.412-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O262058/dress-fabric-j-béraud/
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