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1840 / 1865, France

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Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert Museum
Identifier
T.7-1982
Acquisition
Given by Mrs P.M. Taylor
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Technique
  • Damask 34%
  • Damask 76%
  • Velvet 54%
  • Embroidery 61%
  • Embroidery 58%
  • Embroidery 55%
  • Embroidery 76%
  • Embroidery 87%
  • Embroidery 62%
  • Embroidery 29%
  • Embroidery 48%
  • Embroidery 42%
  • Embroidery 38%
Depiction
  • Floral motif 92%
  • Geometrical motif 87%
  • Geometrical motif 67%
  • Geometrical motif 67%
  • Geometrical motif 68%
  • Geometrical motif 65%
  • Geometrical motif 70%
  • Geometrical motif 70%
  • Geometrical motif 60%
  • Geometrical motif 79%
Dimension
783.5 cm (length)
62 cm (length)
784.86 cm (length)
62.23 cm (length)
64 cm (width)
32 cm (width)
64.135 cm (width)
31.75 cm (width)
Production time
1840 / 1865
19th century (dates CE)
Production place
France
Type of object
costume
fabrics

Description

Woven silk dress fabric with a figured satin ground, France, 1840-1865 Woven silk dress fabric with a dark blue satin ground. Pattern in silvery white silk. Large repeating patterns of stylised flowers, leaves and stems. Two horizontal repeats, one with 2 motifs each having large flowers, buds and leaves, and between them and at each side there are scrolling stems and leaves. The second row has a complete motif in the centre with rose-like flowers contained within a swirling leaf and stem design. Parts of this design are repeated at the left and right side. In between there are meandering stems and leaves. Both selvedges are intact and attached at the right side is a tag with the number '39083'.

The data contained in ADASilk comes from the archives of Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, CDMT Terrassa, Europeana, Gallica, Garín 1820, Joconde Database of French Museum Collections, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mobilier International, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Musée des Tissus, Musei di Venezia, Museo de Arte Sacro El Tesoro de la Concepción, Paris Musées, Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España, Rhode Island School of Design, Sicily Cultural Heritage, Smithsonian, Versailles, Victoria and Albert Museum. The Virtual Loom and Spatio-Temporal Maps visualizations have been developed by Universitat de Valencia. ADASilk is based on a generic exploratory search engine for knowledge graphs being developed at EURECOM and includes scientific contributions from Universitat de Valencia, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Lyon 2, Universita Degli Studi di Palermo, GARIN 1820 S.A., Institut Jozef Stefan, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Monkeyfab, and Instituto Cervantes.

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