Description:
Remant of material to dress HD 2004.32.1. The 19th century was obsessed with novelty, and nowhere was this more evident than in the variety of textiles made available to a wide range of the population. Barege, as a type of textile, won a special award in a competition at the Crystal Palace Exposition of 1851. Consisting of a silk warp and two-colored wool weft (often made from natural white and black wool), it combined the reflective qualities of silk and the durablility of wool. This example has been embellished with brown and gold quatrefoil appliques mechanically stitched into position by a special machine invented by the Heileman Brothers who worked in the Alsace region of France.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk; Wool Link to share this object record:
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