Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Horrockses Fashions (designed and made by)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sample of green cotton dress fabric


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
green cotton with paper description
Paper
Cotton
Woven
Brief description
Swatch sample, green dress fabric, British (Gorringe), 1930s
Physical description
Sample of green cotton dress fabric
Dimensions
  • With paper description length: 16cm
  • Width: 5.5cm
  • Just fabric length: 7.5cm
7.5 x 4 size of fabric swatch
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • L.93 Pretty Frock Overall Frederick Gorringe Ltd Buckingham Palace Road London SW1 (Retailer's identification)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Mrs Gillian Fox
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.227:1-1999

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89780/sample-horrockses-fashions/
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