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Wool Textile, Moreen

Date1750 to 1800

OriginEngland

MediumWorsted

Dimensions26 5/8" X 60"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1985-16

DescriptionThis is a vibrant red, rectangular worsted textile woven in a ribbed tabby weave and "watered" to form a moire pattern.
Label TextIn this unused home furnishing fabric, the watered pattern was created by crushing the ribbed weave structure under pressure. The process flattened and distorted some of the ridges and resulted in the “watered” appearance. Permanent crease lines where the textile was folded face-to-face were also a result of the process.

ProvenanceNo known provenance

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