Claude Frères Fabric Sample Book, French, circa 1910
Handwritten to the first page J Claude Frères, No1, 27 January 1912, enclosing silk and chiffon samples, and a black and white engraving of a fashionably dressed lady of the period accessorised with a bonnet and parasol, with attached sample of the chiffon fabric that is illustrated in the image
27cm by 32cm by 4cm
64 pages with 245 samples to both sides, approximately 26% are missing
In a fabric mounted album
French Fabric Sample Book, circa 1920's
In a small black fabric mounted album, including lame, silks, brocades, first page is handwritten with Claude Frères No 1 dated 18 May 1927, the last title entered in the album is 10 August 1928, Claude Frères No 10
24cm by 32cm by 8cm
186 pages with 64 blank pages, 552 samples to both sides of the page, approximately 28% are missing,
Similar Album of Claude Frères Samples, circa 1930's
In mainly silks, chiffons and brocades, each page headed with J Claude Frères & Co Paris
25.5cm by 30cm by 5cm
85 single sided pages dating from 1934-5 enclosing 458 samples, approximately 20% are missing
In a green and brown patterned card file with black spine, labelled Claude Frères
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