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Scrapbook

This is a Scrapbook. It is dated 1890s and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is wool, silk and its technique is variety of weave structures. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Bequest of Benjamin E. Marks.

Its dimensions are

Closed book: 45 x 30 x 12 cm (17 11/16 x 11 13/16 x 4 3/4 in. )

It is inscribed

on front cover,'Gilet.etoffes etranger'.

Cite this object as

Scrapbook; wool, silk; Closed book: 45 x 30 x 12 cm (17 11/16 x 11 13/16 x 4 3/4 in. ); Bequest of Benjamin E. Marks; 1967-54-15

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