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Sample Sheet (France)

This is a Sample sheet. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is paper and wool and its technique is felted plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Purchased in memory of Annah J. W. Lovering Howland.

Its dimensions are

Folded sheet: 47.3 cm x 32.2 cm

It is inscribed

In ink at top: Londrins Seconds de la Gravette May No 133 Fabriques de la Manufacture Royale de la Trivale.

Cite this object as

Sample Sheet (France); paper and wool; Folded sheet: 47.3 cm x 32.2 cm ; Purchased in memory of Annah J. W. Lovering Howland; 1949-60-1

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