French Fabric Sample Book, circa 1920's
Enclosing printed silks, velvets, chiffons, jersey in vibrant colours and designs, each page split into two with details for handwritten codes and dates, initial date July 1928 to April 1929
41cm by 52cm by 10cm
124 double side pages, including 273 fabric samples, 15 original watercolour/printed designs, 143 photocopies of samples that have been removed, and 18% missing
In a ledger that has been bound with brown paper, spine broken, handwritten to the front Impression de Juillet 1928-Mars 1929
Similar French Fabric Sample Book
Comprising evening fabrics with metallic threads, silks, chiffons
32cm by 50cm by 5cm
80 double sided pages with 35 blanks, 30 original watercolour/printed designs, 185 fabric samples with approximately 68% are missing
In a ledger, front board missing, spine has a sticker Impression 474 a 499
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