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Dress fabric

Unknown1745

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Dress fabric of cream silk taffeta brocaded in coloured silks with a large central floral spray and two smaller ones. Linking the floral details is a self-coloured pattern of a cord with tassels and a pineapple flanked by ears of corn. The central spray is tied with a self-coloured ribbon and contains three heads of hops and there are more hops in the self-coloured pattern.

It is tabby brocaded with an additional flushing weft and has selvages with one green stripe and three outer cords.

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  • Title: Dress fabric
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1745
  • Location: Spitalfields
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 59.75 in, Height: 151.8 cm, Width: 19.625 in, Width: 49.8 cm, Length: 31.5 in repeat, Length: 80 cm repeat, Width: 19.625 in repeat, Width: 49.8 cm repeat
  • Provenance: Given by Miss J. Packe, per Mr H. Matthews
  • Medium: Brocaded silk
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