French Fabric Sample Book, late 19th century
Enclosing large samples of evening fabrics including flocked chiffons and some woven with metallic threads, each page is split into two, with handwritten codes to the margin
40cm by 53cm by 5cm
105 pages, 222 samples in the album and approximately 74% of the samples are missing, there are also four original watercolour designs on paper
In a brown and black mottled paper mounted ledger with a sticker to the front with the initials, VE IM IP HB, the velum spine has broken and is labelled VE IM IP 75954-76429