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Sample Book (Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of total swatches: 303.

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  • A work made of total swatches: 303.

Date:

19th century

Artist:

England or United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Sample Book (Furnishing Fabric)

Place

England (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1801–1900

Medium

Total swatches: 303

Dimensions

Average length of swatches: 3.3 cm (3 3/8 in.); 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); 21.4 cm (8 1/2 in.) Average width of swatches: 5 cm (2 in.); 19.5 cm (7 3/4 in.); 8.4 cm (3 1/4 in.) Measurement of Volume: Height: 30 cm (11 3/4 in.) Width: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.) Depth: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) Measurement of bo×: Height: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.) Width: 25.7 cm 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.) Depth: 5.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Smithsonian Institution, Helen Hagar, Helen Gunsaulus, Josephine Wilkins, Mrs. Joseph Kohler Mickley, Mary Grace Powers, Bertha Stenge, Miss C. Morse Ives, and Mrs. Arthur R. Lord

Reference Number

1976.285

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