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Ribbon Sample

1870-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Silk ribbon sample with metal thread. Floral design.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Ribbon sample
Materials and techniques
Woven silk and metal thread. This ribbon consisting of three warp threads 1) The large brown leaves in gros de tour, the brown warp thread has been cut to create a pile imitating a ciselé velvet effect. The outline of the large brown leaves is also woven in gros de tour, but this remains uncut. The brown warp has also been used for the smaller brown leaves; 2) A warp ground of light green taffeta weave visible in the centre of the ribbon; 3) Dark green warp in cannetille weave flanking the light green centre. Metal file thread brocaded throughout as are the pink leaves.
Silk (Textile)
Metal Thread
Weaving
Brief description
Silk ribbon sample, made in France, 1870-1899
Physical description
Silk ribbon sample with metal thread. Floral design.
Dimensions
  • Maximum length length: 90mm
  • Maximum width width: 60mm
Credit line
Given by Jackie Unsworth
Object history
Registered File number 1989/1899. One of three samples T.32 to B-1990.
Subject depicted
Floral
Bibliographic references
  • Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion, edited by Lesley Ellis Miller and Ana Cabrera Lafuente with Claire Allen-Johnstone, Thames and Hudson Ltd. in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2021, pp. 206-207
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.32A-1990

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O267689/ribbon-sample-unknown/
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