Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

30/11/1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Radio Silks Ltd (Manufacturers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Woven artificial fabric (or ? cotton and silk?). Cream ground with brown weft every 1cm. White 'silk' warps. 1 selvedge.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
Woven synthetic fabric
Synthetic Fibre
Weaving
Brief description
Woven synthetic fibre, Radio Silks Ltd, London, 1937
Physical description
Woven artificial fabric (or ? cotton and silk?). Cream ground with brown weft every 1cm. White 'silk' warps. 1 selvedge.
Dimensions
  • Width: 22cm
  • Length: 56cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '379819' (Registration number; Patent Office Registration Number; on label; 1937)
  • Transliteration
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.496-2002

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Record createdApril 2, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O79297/sample-radio-silks-ltd/
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