Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1971.002
- Place of Origin:
- France/London, England
- Date:
- 1795-1820
- Description:
- Textile Fragments. French. Upholstery remnants, possibly from a seat cover, from the London apartment of Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), Count Rumford. Five pieces total; one individual fragment and a bundle of four fragments stitched together on one corner. Satin-woven warp-printed Chiné pattern of wide peach and narrow green and brown stripes over white linen weft-faced ribs. Larger fragment 18.5" complete loom width; has two selvedges and two raw edges. Each of the bundled fragments have four raw edges. Stitch marks from hand sewing visible along edge of each fragment.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-18.5 L-18.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From Benjamin Thompson
(1753-1814), Count Rumford's home on Brampton Row, London, England. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Sarah B. Frazee
- Subjects:
- Chiné, Linen, Silk, Textile printing, Textiles warp printed, Furnitures, Interior decoration, Interiors, Upholstery
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