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Summary

English: Salesman's Sample Book (England), 1784 (

)

Artist

Unknown artist

Title

English: Salesman's Sample Book (England), 1784

Description

English: 461 swatches of fabric pasted on cards arranged in an accordion fold book. Manufacturer's number on each swatch. Book covered in marbleized paper. Samples are either cotton warp and cotton weft or linen warp and cotton weft, some block-printed in small scale repeating patterns.

Date

1784

Medium

marbleized paper, cardboard, cotton, linen

Dimensions

H x W x D (closed): 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.) H x W x D (open): 24.8 x 259.1 cm (9 3/4 in. x 8 ft. 6 in.) H x W x D (each swatch): 2.5 x 4.1 cm (1 x 1 5/8 in.)

18 pages

Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

	Native name	Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 47′ 05″ N, 73° 57′ 29″ W
	Established	1964
	Website	www.cooperhewitt.org
	Authority file	: Q1129820 VIAF: 156924364 ISNI: 0000000406043167 LCCN: n80056822 Open Library: OL545974A SUDOC: 031882668 WorldCat

Current location

Textiles

Accession number

1950-91-1

Credit line

Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham

Notes

Type: Salesman's sample book
Inscribed: Ex HB or FB N5 (?) & Co 18 Mrch 1784
Country: United Kingdom

Source/Photographer

Catalog Photo

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Licensing

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