Hand made Sewing Sample Book with Watercolor Illustration on Cover - Pièces de Confection ("Garment Parts")
- Used
- Condition
- Very good to fine; some toning, one or two short tears.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
France, 1930. Very good to fine; some toning, one or two short tears.. Pièces de Confection" is a completely unique, handmade book that showcases the skills of an unidentified French tailor or seamstress. Each page features one to three squares of sewn fabric; there are 32 squares of fabric in total. Each square is labeled carefully in black ink, and shows a different skill or offering from the maker. Examples include: "Patte indéchirable" (ripstop tab); "Bordé en Forme" (edging tailored to shape); "Col chale" (shawl-style collar); and several kinds of "poches", or pockets. Materials used include tweed, cotton, satin, and thread. The upper wrapper features original gouache art of a young boy fishing and a young girl toting a comically large fish, giving the object a quirky and charismatic energy. Folio (12.5" by 9.5"), 16 unnumbered pages, gatherings held in place with pink ribbon. Fine and meticulous work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21003449
- Title
- Hand made Sewing Sample Book with Watercolor Illustration on Cover - Pièces de Confection ("Garment Parts")
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good to fine; some toning, one or two short tears.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- France
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sewing, Fashion Design, Original Art, Painting and Gouache
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...