ca. 1760 (made)
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Pocket made from three pieces of silk. Two pieces are joined across one side and the other is joined to them. The silk has a grey tabby ground with a pronounced rib with a floral pattern. A white meander has very stylised flowers in red, deep pink, yellow and pale pink in 'changes', that is the colour of the bobbin in the weft is changed as required by the pattern. Only a limited number of colours are used at one time. There is a small sprig in the background in deep pink and white.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain weave silk |
| Brief description | Pocket made from three pieces of silk, made by Batchelor, Ham & Perigal, Spitalfields, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Pocket made from three pieces of silk. Two pieces are joined across one side and the other is joined to them. The silk has a grey tabby ground with a pronounced rib with a floral pattern. A white meander has very stylised flowers in red, deep pink, yellow and pale pink in 'changes', that is the colour of the bobbin in the weft is changed as required by the pattern. Only a limited number of colours are used at one time. There is a small sprig in the background in deep pink and white. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs J.M. Baker |
| Object history | Registered File number 1987/1031. A pattern of this silk appears in T.375-1972 p. 218 in a slightly different colourway. The pocket, presumably, accompanied a dress of the same silk. The donor bought it at a provincial sale and thought that it had originally come from an Irish family. |
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| Accession number | T.321-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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