Cours de Théorie pour la Tissage

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

P. Audibert (Author)

Title

Cours de Théorie pour la Tissage

Place

France (Object made in)

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Made 1869

Medium

Weaver's notebook, handwritten in French, showing diagrams for weaving, swatches and drawings of looms

Dimensions

Average length of swatches: 4 cm (1 5/8 in.); 11 cm (4 3/8 in.); 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) Average width of swatches: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); 17.3 cm (6 3/4 in.); 5 cm (2 in.) Measurement of volume: 44 × 31 × 4 cm (17 3/8 × 12 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.) Measurement of bo×: 46.4 × 32.5 × 6 cm (18 1/4 × 12 7/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1948.492

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