Medium:

Medium: marbleized paper, cardboard, cotton, linen Technique: plain weave, twill weaves, float weaves (damask), supplementary weft pile (velveteen); 108 examples are block-printed

Dimensions:

H x W x D (closed): 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

H x W x D (open): 24.8 x 259.1 cm (9 3/4 in. x 8 ft. 6 in.)

H x W x D (each swatch): 2.5 x 4.1 cm (1 x 1 5/8 in.)

18 pages

Type:

sample books

Salesman's sample book

Made in:

Manchester, England

Date:

1784

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

461 swatches of fabric pasted on cards arranged in an accordion fold book. Manufacturer's number on each swatch. Book covered in marbleized paper. Samples are either cotton warp and cotton weft or linen warp and cotton weft, some block-printed in small scale repeating patterns.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham

Accession Number:

1950-91-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48b3afb07-fa14-4409-a5d5-22beec06b799

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1950-91-1