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Sample Sheet (France)
This is a Sample sheet. It is dated 1700–1775 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wool, paper and its technique is fulled. It is a part of the Textiles department.
In the eighteenth century, France was eager to imitate British success in exports of woolen textiles, especially to the Levant region. By 1720 the French had improved the quality of their londrins seconds – even the name suggests the dominance British textiles had in the region. The londrins seconds made in Languedoc proved especially popular in Istanbul for winter clothing, and France’s proximity to Turkey through the port of Marseille meant that French weavers could respond more quickly to fluctuations in demand and changes in fashionable colors.Sample cards like this one helped support the profitable French trade in export textiles to Levant.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Sample Card of French Woolens.
This object was
donated by
Alice Baldwin Beer.
It is credited Gift of Alice B. Beer.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 48.5 x 33 cm (19 1/8 in. x 13 in.)
Cite this object as
Sample Sheet (France); wool, paper; H x W: 48.5 x 33 cm (19 1/8 in. x 13 in.); Gift of Alice B. Beer; 1951-158-8
