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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A fine, sheer fabric with a crisp, linen-like texture. Lawn fabric derived its name from the town of Laon in France. It is made with a plain weave [ | + | A fine, sheer fabric with a crisp, linen-like texture. Lawn fabric derived its name from the town of Laon in France. It is made with a plain weave [[linen]] or [[cotton]] and is usually [[starch|starched]] or [[size|sized]]. Lawn fabric was popular for full-skirted dresses, underskirts, handkerchiefs, and curtains. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 21 January 2014
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MFA Acc. #: 05.53
Description
A fine, sheer fabric with a crisp, linen-like texture. Lawn fabric derived its name from the town of Laon in France. It is made with a plain weave Linen or Cotton and is usually starched or sized. Lawn fabric was popular for full-skirted dresses, underskirts, handkerchiefs, and curtains.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lawn textile; linon (Fr.); linón (Esp.); leno (Esp.); batist (Ned.); linon (Ned.); lawn (Ned.); kamerdoek (Ned.); Kamerijks linnen (Ned.);
Additional Images
- Image3 802579.jpg
MFA Acc. #: 1979.253
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Bleached, combed cotton lawn
Authority
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Website address 1 Comment: www.fabrics.net