1760~, Spitalfields

1760~, Spitalfields

Identificador
T.71-1976
Adquisición
Given by Mrs P. Thompson
Colección
Técnica
Motivos
Dimensión
19.05 cm (height)
142.24 cm (length)
50.4825 cm (width)
12.3825 cm (width)
Siglo
Lugar de producción
Tipo de objeto

Description

Dress fabric of woven silk. Meandering stems of berries with a ribbon twist form a loose lattice into which one bold flower-head springs. There are four repeats in the width of the material. The pattern is woven with a flush pattern warp of white silk, bound on the back at intervals, on a taffeta ground of purplish-blue. The selvedge contains some threads of pink silk. Dress fabric of woven silk, Spitalfields, London, ca. 1760.