Norwich worsted pattern book, approximately 1786-1793, 1831
Scope and Contents
Consists of approximately 500 swatches of various textile fabrics, including fine examples of "camelots," "sattins," "tabourets," "fleurets," "callemandres," "camelottines," "harlequins," and "grandines." Some facing pages contain manuscript notes in French, giving specific names for the types of fabrics that follow. Nothing indicates the manufacturer of the fabrics. A faint manuscript inscription on the front free endpaper indicates a British origin, however. It reads: "September 8, 1831. The Coronation of his Majesty King Willm. 4th took place with that of his Consort Queen Adelaide." A faint pencil sketch of a house also appears on this page.
Florence Montgomery, "Textiles in America 1650-1870," identifies these swatches as Norwich worsteds, and supplies 1785 date. However, a researcher suggests 1786-1793, the period between the Eden Treaty of 1786, a commercial agreement between Great Britain and France, and the outbreak of war between those counties in 1793.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1786-1793
- Modified: 1831
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
1 Volumes (111 pages) ; 23 cm
Language of Materials
French
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Winterthur Museum, 1965 (Museum accession 60.241.1).
Physical Description
Bound in leather. Top board with lengthy flap that covers fore-edge, then wraps over half of bottom board. In custom box.
Index
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository