Artist/Maker Acum

Sample card

1850-1900

Place made, probablyGuangzhou, China, Asia

Paper, silk

Overall: 19 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 50.5 x 27.3 cm )

INV.12030

DescriptionVertical rectangular paper sample card of 9 designs embroidered in various colors of silk floss onto various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, three horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.

Markingsprinted: top center, in red: "C B / No. 1"

ClassificationsTEXTILES