Textiles and Fashion in the 19th Century

Printer's sample book: Delaines

Delaines were fine, soft, plain-weave dress fabrics of wool, often mixed with other fibers, and generally printed. Small-scale florals or “neats” were popular during the second half of the century for women’s and children’s clothing.


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Printer's sample book: Delaines
Produced by Old Pacific Print Works
Lawrence, MA, 1870
Printed plain weave and (2/2) twill wool; cardboard, paper
Gift of Frederick J. Whitehead from the collection compiled by his father Cornelius Whitehead at the Pacific Print Works of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945-55-1