Sample board of metallic threads, Circa 1900

Superb textile board featuring a selection of fine threads and cords, primarily metallic (gold, silver), fixed with red wax on a cardboard support with handwritten annotations. Each reference is carefully identified by an alphabetic code and technical specifications, indicating professional use – likely for the manufacturing of braids, embroideries, or textile ornaments. The ensemble, both graphic and methodical, perfectly illustrates the practices of workshops or textile houses at the end of the 19th century.

✦ Provenance: Germany
✦ Estimated period: Late 19th / Early 20th century
✦ Dimensions: approx. 29.5 x 15.5 cm
✦ Material: Paper, textile threads (including metallic threads), wax
✦ Condition: Good overall condition, wear to edges, signs of use, some loose or altered threads, readable and coherent overall

A piece with strong graphic and documentary value, ideal for enriching a textile collection, a decorative display, or a cabinet of curiosities focusing on ancient craftsmanship.