Object Details
Manufacturer
Rodier, founded 1852, Picardie, France
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Two hundred and eighty-two samples of wool, silk, linen, and cotton fabric: one hundred seventy-nine wool woven designs; four wool and linen designs; four embroidered wool designs; four printed silk and wools designs; twenty-six knitted wool design; six knitted silk designs; twelve printed silk novelty designs; eight linen and silk designs; five printed linen designs; and five plaid cotton designs. Samples are accompanied by fourteen colored costume sketches suggesting use for fabrics. Samples are bound in a white cloth-covered binder with "Rodier" in large red and black celluloid letters.
Credit Line
Gift of William Hardy, Inc.
Date
1938
Accession Number
1938-74-56
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
sample books
Manufacturer's sample book
Medium
Medium: wool, silk, linen, cotton Technique: printed and woven
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 40 × 35 × 7.1 cm (15 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 2 13/16 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1938-74-56