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ca. 1851 (made)
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Place of origin

Sample of poplin of white silk and worsted with additional pattern wefts of coloured silks and metal strip, described in 1851 as "Brocaded and gold-barred Irish Poplin, with rose, thistle and shamrock coloured to nature".

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Materials and techniques
Poplin of white silk and worsted with additional pattern wefts of coloured silks and metal strip
Brief description
Sample of poplin of white silk and worsted, made by R. Atkinson & Co. in Dublin ca. 1851.
Physical description
Sample of poplin of white silk and worsted with additional pattern wefts of coloured silks and metal strip, described in 1851 as "Brocaded and gold-barred Irish Poplin, with rose, thistle and shamrock coloured to nature".
Subjects depicted
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 XV, No. 256
Collection
Accession number
AP.409:17

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Record createdNovember 27, 2003
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