Not on display

Fragment

1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile fragment of plain white silk woven in tabby with a moiré ground and enriched with silver strip. Selvedge of 0.25 inch wide woven in white tabby with one red stripe on the left-hand side.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, silver strip
Brief description
Textile fragment of plain silk, France, 1750-1800.
Physical description
Textile fragment of plain white silk woven in tabby with a moiré ground and enriched with silver strip. Selvedge of 0.25 inch wide woven in white tabby with one red stripe on the left-hand side.
Dimensions
  • Selvedge width: 0.25in
  • Height: 19in
  • Width: 9in (maximum)
Collection
Accession number
T.16-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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