Dress Fabric
1734-1735 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dress fabric of silk with a white ground and a wide, polychrome border design of flowers framing a classical arch from which flows a fountain of water. Behind the arch there is a vignette of a billowing sea on which sail two galleons.
The pattern is brocaded in silks and bound in 1/3 twill. There is a great variety in the colours and shades of the silks employed which lends the design a quality of tonal perspective. The white tabby ground is figured with flush pattern wefts of white plain and frost silks. There are two comber repeats of the pattern in the loom width of approx. 29cm wide and the two selvedges of six cords of 0.8cm wide.
The pattern is brocaded in silks and bound in 1/3 twill. There is a great variety in the colours and shades of the silks employed which lends the design a quality of tonal perspective. The white tabby ground is figured with flush pattern wefts of white plain and frost silks. There are two comber repeats of the pattern in the loom width of approx. 29cm wide and the two selvedges of six cords of 0.8cm wide.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of woven silk, France, 1734-1735 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of silk with a white ground and a wide, polychrome border design of flowers framing a classical arch from which flows a fountain of water. Behind the arch there is a vignette of a billowing sea on which sail two galleons. The pattern is brocaded in silks and bound in 1/3 twill. There is a great variety in the colours and shades of the silks employed which lends the design a quality of tonal perspective. The white tabby ground is figured with flush pattern wefts of white plain and frost silks. There are two comber repeats of the pattern in the loom width of approx. 29cm wide and the two selvedges of six cords of 0.8cm wide. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.331-1970 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
