Textile / sample / silk

Description

Length of silk fabric, woven in grey-brown and white with a repeating design of stepped diamond shapes, fabric is reversible, white with brown diamond shapes on one side, brown with white diamond shapes on the other, double cloth and ribbed, one of ten pieces which previously formed the same mantua or dress: possibly English, mid 18th century

Museum reference

A.1977.252 A

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Textile / sample / silk

Production information

England, Northern Europe

Date

Mid 18th century

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Mid brown and ivory silk

Associations

Haddington collection (NMS)