Loading

Dress fabric

Unknown1715/1724

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Dress fabric of woven worsted. With floral patterns on stripes. In a warp-faced twill are broad shaded stripes of brightly coloured worsted, white centre with pink and red to vermilion, alternating with narrow purple and white centre flanked with yellow and light to dark green. Over these, the white weft is used to make a symmetrical design of large flowers and leaves, and scrolls with fillings. Height of repeat is 26 inches.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Dress fabric
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1715/1724
  • Location: Norwich
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 29.25 in, Width: 18 in loom, Height: 26 in repeat
  • Medium: Woven worsted
The Victoria and Albert Museum

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites