Bordures

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Bordures

Place

France (Object made in)

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Made 1801–1900

Medium

Cotton, plain weave, printed: total of swatches: Volume I: 238; Volume II: 57 (Also 15 border designs on paper: see 1959.883c-q)

Dimensions

Volume I: Average length of swatches: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.), 30.9 cm (12 1/8 in.), 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Average width of swatches: 27.9 cm (11 in.), 27 cm 27 cm (10 5/8 in.), 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) Measurement of volume: Height: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.) Width: 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.) Depth: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.) Measurement of Bo×: Height: 45.9 cm (18 in.) Width: 35.7 cm (14 in.) Depth: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.) Volume II: Average length of swatches: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.), 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.), 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.) Average width of swatches: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.), 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.), 17.8 cm (7 in.) Measurement of volume: Height: 52 cm (19 3/4 in.) Width: 33 cm (13 in.) Depth: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.) Measurement of bo×: Height: 52.6 cm (20 3/4 in.) Width: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.) Depth: 3.4 cm (1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland

Reference Number

1959.883a-b

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