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Pattern Book

ca. 1810-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pattern book containing 270 pages of mounted silk samples of linings and dress materials. Each page is headed with the type of silk and each sample is numbered. Silks are 'twilled sarsnetts'. Textured patterns - flush, brocaded, canelle, figured, sarsnetts, tabby. Watermarked flyleaf with '1810'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, brocaded, twilled, figured
Brief description
Pattern book 'Twilled sarsnetts' containing 270 pages of mounted samples of silk, probably made in Spitalfields, London, ca. 1810-1820
Physical description
Pattern book containing 270 pages of mounted silk samples of linings and dress materials. Each page is headed with the type of silk and each sample is numbered. Silks are 'twilled sarsnetts'. Textured patterns - flush, brocaded, canelle, figured, sarsnetts, tabby. Watermarked flyleaf with '1810'.
Dimensions
  • Cover width: 21cm
  • Spine length: 40cm
  • Spine thickness: 10cm
  • Weight: 3.08kg
Collection
Accession number
T.383-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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