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Page from Ackermann's "Repository of the Arts, Science etc,"
Unknown1809–1811
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Component "i" is a page from Ackermann's Repository, January 1811. Page contains printed graphics and three textile swatches: two printed and one woven.
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- Title: Page from Ackermann's "Repository of the Arts, Science etc,"
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1809–1811
- Type: Page from Ackermann's "Repository of the Arts, Science etc,"
- Rights: Bequest of Elinor Merrell
- Medium: Medium: paper, cotton, silk Technique: (samples) printed plain weave; warp-faced plain weave with weft patterning; printed plain weave with twill effect
- Viewing Notes: Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductGerman-born Rudolf Ackermann was the publisher of Ackermann's Repository of Arts (1809-28), a monthly magazine surveying the latest styles for fashion, interior decoration, and furniture design. Reporting on what became known as the Regency style, the magazine included three to four swatches of current fabrics each month.
- Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," Nov. 9, 2007 through Sept. 11, 2008.
- Dimensions: H x W: 24.1 x 14.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)
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