Packet of Textile Cuttings
ca. 1780-1800 (made)
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Rag paper packet containing a plastic wallet with 6 plain weave silk cuttings.
1) Brown ground with ribbed appearance.
2) Pink with ribbed appearance, with 2 dark green warp stripes at the 1 selvage edge. Ink numbers.
3) Rose pink. Ink numbers. No selvage.
4) Beige created by white warps and brown wefts (?). Ink numbers. No selvage.
5) Pink created by cream warps and pink wefts. Slight Z-twist to pink weft. 3 narrow warp stripes of chestnut brown silk at the 1 selvage edge.
6) Pink patterned with broken or interlocking ribbed wefts (?) formed from a series of 3 ribs (1 and 3 interlocking over 2). Slight S-twist. Ink numbers. No selvage.
1) Brown ground with ribbed appearance.
2) Pink with ribbed appearance, with 2 dark green warp stripes at the 1 selvage edge. Ink numbers.
3) Rose pink. Ink numbers. No selvage.
4) Beige created by white warps and brown wefts (?). Ink numbers. No selvage.
5) Pink created by cream warps and pink wefts. Slight Z-twist to pink weft. 3 narrow warp stripes of chestnut brown silk at the 1 selvage edge.
6) Pink patterned with broken or interlocking ribbed wefts (?) formed from a series of 3 ribs (1 and 3 interlocking over 2). Slight S-twist. Ink numbers. No selvage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Rag paper packet, with plain weave silk cuttings |
| Brief description | Rag paper packet containing plain weave silk cuttings, English, ca. 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Rag paper packet containing a plastic wallet with 6 plain weave silk cuttings. 1) Brown ground with ribbed appearance. 2) Pink with ribbed appearance, with 2 dark green warp stripes at the 1 selvage edge. Ink numbers. 3) Rose pink. Ink numbers. No selvage. 4) Beige created by white warps and brown wefts (?). Ink numbers. No selvage. 5) Pink created by cream warps and pink wefts. Slight Z-twist to pink weft. 3 narrow warp stripes of chestnut brown silk at the 1 selvage edge. 6) Pink patterned with broken or interlocking ribbed wefts (?) formed from a series of 3 ribs (1 and 3 interlocking over 2). Slight S-twist. Ink numbers. No selvage. |
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| Credit line | Given by Martin Bond |
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| Accession number | T.76:15-2003 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2003 |
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