Sample
ca. 1851 (made)
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Sample of poplin with a red silk warp and worsted weft with a silver strip.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Poplin with a red silk warp and worsted weft with a silver strip |
| Brief description | Sample of poplin made in Dublin ca. 1851, designed by the Dublin School of Design and made by R. Atkinson & Co. |
| Physical description | Sample of poplin with a red silk warp and worsted weft with a silver strip. |
| Object history | This design was exhibited by R. Atkinson & Co. in the 1851 Great Exhibition (Class XV, No. 256) in blue and gold. It is engraved in 'The Illustrated Inventor', 31 October 1857, as a product of the Dublin School of Design, on the committee of which Mr Atkinson, 'Her Majesty's Poplin Manufacturer', offered premiums for designs. |
| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Accession number | AP.406:14 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2003 |
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