Not on display

Sample

ca. 1840-1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress sample of woven silk with vertical stripes alternately dark blue-purple and green with narrower vertical stripes of red and yellow running along the green bands. Pattern of stylised floral devices in dark purplish blue. Five pattern repeats in width.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Brief description
Dress sample of woven silk, made in France, ca. 1840-1865.
Physical description
Dress sample of woven silk with vertical stripes alternately dark blue-purple and green with narrower vertical stripes of red and yellow running along the green bands. Pattern of stylised floral devices in dark purplish blue. Five pattern repeats in width.
Dimensions
  • Pattern repeat width: 4.5in
  • Pattern repeat width: 11.5cm
  • Pattern repeat length: 2.75in
  • Pattern repeat length: 7cm
  • Width: 23.5in
  • Width: 60cm
  • Length: 23in
  • Length: 59cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1985/2029.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.408-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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