French Fabric Sample Book, early 20th century Enclosing printed crepe, chiffons, flocked,...
French Fabric Sample Book, early 20th century Enclosing printed crepe, chiffons, flocked, textured and embroidered silks, in spots, check, stripes and floral designs 37cm by 55cm by 7cm 74 double sided pages, 5 blank pages, over 1,830 samples of various sizes, approximately 4% are missing, some fabrics have typed paper labels pinned to them, a couple of titles relate to Ecossais In a green cloth mounted ledger with mottled green and black paper mount, the front and back labelled Paquet D'Echantillions 1910 Another with Silk Samples, in a similar ledger Enclosing silk samples in checks and stripes 34cm by 50cm by 12cm 176 double side pages, 16 blank pages, many are large samples approximately 51cm by 23cm, each has a sticker and handwritten number, some have been cut, over 295 samples and 65 missing, one page stamped Bayle, Coinde & Begot, 8 Rue Lefont, Lyon, string binding has become loose In a green fabric mount and green and black mottled paper, titled Rubans Ecossais 1908 (2)