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Salesman's Sample Book (England)
This is a Salesman's sample book. It is dated 1784 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is marbleized paper, cardboard, cotton, linen and its technique is plain weave, twill weaves, float weaves (damask), supplementary weft pile (velveteen); 108 examples are block-printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham.
Its dimensions are
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
It is inscribed
Ex HB or FB N5 (?) & Co 18 Mrch 1784
Cite this object as
Salesman's Sample Book (England); marbleized paper, cardboard, cotton, linen; 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; Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgham; 1950-91-1