Collection Everyday Life Culture II
Textiles
Pattern book (86 Kbytes)
- Title: Pattern book
- Origin: France
- Date: 1782/1805
- Material: Different textiles, paper, cardboard, cotton yarn
- Size: H: 34 cm, W: 26 cm
The pattern book -- one of a series of three that the museum holds
-- shows a wide spectrum of dress and furnishing materials made
of silk, which presumably were manufactured in the important silk
factories of Lyon. The rapid change of the patterns and colors
called for a protection against espionage, which was punish with
high fines and corporal punishment. In 1787, the protection of
the designs was set for 6 years.
