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Sample

ca. 1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Campbell, Harrison & Lloyd (maker)
Place of origin
Spitalfields (made)

Sample of Jacquard-woven silk with broad stripes of red and cream flowers and foliage on a black, woven ground simulating "watered" pattern.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Great Exhibition
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
Jacquard-woven silk
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Brief description
Sample of Jacquard-woven silk with broad stripes of flowers and foliage, made by Campbell, Harrison & Lloyd, ca. 1851, Spitalfields
Physical description
Sample of Jacquard-woven silk with broad stripes of red and cream flowers and foliage on a black, woven ground simulating "watered" pattern.
Dimensions
  • Width: 100cm
  • Height: 20cm
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Leaf (Plant Material)
Bibliographic references
  • Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
  • Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nation 1851. London : Spicer Bros., 1851 Class XIII, No.31
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
AP.357:1

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Record createdNovember 4, 2003
Record URL
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