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Textile fragments

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-267684

Description

Three pieces of textile fragments, bright yellow silk repp. Warp faced yellow silk, linen core. Cloth tag stitched to selvedge with unidentified characters.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cloth
silk (textile)
Textile
Cloth Fragment

Inscription

"H45X9" (looks like) (stitched on .2 and .3)

Associated Person

Codman, Charles Russell, 1784-1852

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

56 x 35 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. K. H. Jones

Accession Number

2003.28.4.1-.3

Reference Notes

Article about curtains (1969.3505) that match this fabric.

Places

Possibly France

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