Muster Karte von iermesût, scalli, cettari, und scalagia nach Ostindischer Art, 1800 - 1809

Item — Volume: Col-50, acc. 62x32

Identifier: Col-50, acc. 62x32

Scope and Contents

Viennese swatch book. Consists of twelve panels of 22 numbered swatches of colored woven silk and cotton. On the first and fourteenth panels are copies of a trade label in German summarizing Codecasa's business and giving his address. Identified by Florence Montgomery (Textiles in America, 1650-1870) as "a late eighteenth-century sample book of 272 swatches of striped silk and cotton materials patterned after Indian goods." Labels on the cover and slipcase indicate that this was the second in a series of sample books.

In 2019, a wad of fibers was found in the stacks with a note attached that it belonged to acc. 62x32. This is now in a separate envelope. No testing of the fibers has been done to see whether they belong to the time period of the swatch book.

Dates

Creation: 1800 - 1809

Creator

Codecasa, Benedict (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Benedict Codecasa was an authorized silk manufacturer in Vienna.

Full Extent

1 Volumes (14 panels) ; 42 cm

Language of Materials

German

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Timothy Trace, June 1962.

Physical Description

Bound in leather, in very worn contemporary paper slipcase. Each panel folds outward from the middle to form one large 41 x 193 cm. display showing all the swatches at once. Labels on cover and slipcase indicate that this was number 2 in a series of sample books.