Friday, January 17, 2014

Whoa! Check out this fabric!!

As I regularly troll for period prints, I liked this one from Moda, but wasn't sure when it was good for, or if it was even authentic for anything. 

http://www.centerdiamond.com/shop/popup.php?type=fabric&id=376 
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But then I saw this pop up on Pinterest and totally freaked out (in a good way)! Looks like the Moda print was copied from this one in Winterthur, dated c. 1815-1820! Cool!

http://museumcollection.winterthur.org/single-record.php?resultsperpage=20&view=catalog&srchtype=advanced&hasImage=&ObjObjectName=printed%20textile&CreOrigin=&Earliest=1810&Latest=1830&CreCreatorLocal_tab=&materialsearch=&ObjObjectID=&ObjCategory=&DesMaterial_tab=&DesTechnique_tab=&AccCreditLineLocal=&CreMarkSignature=&recid=1958.0069.001&srchfld=ObjObjectName&srchtxt=&id=587e&rownum=41&version=100&src=results-imagelink-only#.UtlMxGQo4y5

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2 comments:

Abigael said...

Looks like a textile designer was "inspired" by an extant print, haha! This is an awesome find, thanks for sharing.

Laura Morrigan said...

That is beautiful fabric! I found some lovely printed fabric on sale last time I went to the shop, about $9 a metre down from $20 a metre! I was so excited!