Dress Fabric
ca. 1748 - ca. 1750 (made)
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This fabric is a brocaded silk and was used for the petticoat of a lady's gown. The technique of brocading allowed different colours to be introduced into the pattern of a fabric in specific, sometimes very small areas. It was a more laborious process for the weaver than using patterning wefts running from selvedge to selvedge, but the resulting effect could be much more varied and lively. In addition this silk has a yellow ground, more unusual than the usual cream or ivory.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Panel of yellow woven silk dress fabric with white floral trails, brocaded with polychrome flower sprigs, made in Spitalfields, London, about 1740-1760 |
| Physical description | Panel of brocaded silk unpicked from a petticoat, yellow with coloured flower sprigs and white floral trails. |
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| Credit line | Given by Richard Brander |
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| Summary | This fabric is a brocaded silk and was used for the petticoat of a lady's gown. The technique of brocading allowed different colours to be introduced into the pattern of a fabric in specific, sometimes very small areas. It was a more laborious process for the weaver than using patterning wefts running from selvedge to selvedge, but the resulting effect could be much more varied and lively. In addition this silk has a yellow ground, more unusual than the usual cream or ivory. |
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| Accession number | T.86-2003 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2004 |
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