1760~, Spitalfields

1760~, Spitalfields

Identifier
T.71-1976
Acquisition
Given by Mrs P. Thompson
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
19.049999237060547 cm (height)
142.24000549316406 cm (length)
50.48249816894531 cm (width)
12.382499694824219 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

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.