French Silk Chiffon Sample Book, early 20th century
Comprising appliquéd, embroidered, chiffon and voile in flocked, striped, checked, floral designs and some metallic threads
33.5cm by 50.5cm by 8.5cm
103 double sided pages, all numbered and notations handwritten in black ink to each, the last three pages are divided into 77 lines which have been partially filled with various company names, approximately 267 samples of various sizes and 14 pages are missing samples, it also includes 6 hand-drawn designs on paper
In a black cloth mounted ledger, bearing a label to the spine 3612 a 3869
French Fabric Sample Book, early 20th century
Enclosing printed voiles, chiffons, flocked and embroidered silks, in spot and floral designs
33cm by 50cm by 10cm
236 double sided pages, 5 blank pages, majority of the samples are approximately 19cm by 35cm, handwritten page numbers in black ink, inserted pages with differing colour ways, 408 samples, approximately 16% are missing, some are hand-coloured, paper/fabric designs and some cut, some pages titled Reserve pour la France and Belgique, the back has a list of 49 handwritten names of possibly who they sold to
In a cloth mounted ledger with black tape to the spine, labelled 1542 a 2018
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