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1925

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2000

2025

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Sample Book (Japan)

This is a Sample book. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is paper, silk and its technique is stencil printed samples of plain weave with overspun wefts. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from The Grodzins Fund for Textile Acquisition.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 13.8 x 21.5cm (5 7/16 x 8 7/16in.) 26 pages

Cite this object as

Sample Book (Japan); paper, silk; H x W x D: 13.8 x 21.5cm (5 7/16 x 8 7/16in.) 26 pages; Museum purchase from The Grodzins Fund for Textile Acquisition; 2000-9-2

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