Tiffany (silk)
Tiffany (silk) was a light, thin, and transparent silk material. It was similar to gauze and was used in the 17th century.
Characteristics
Tiffany was a see-through fabric of silk that was light, thin, and flaunts the skin beneath.[1][2]
Types
Tiffany had been made and used in various ways. A few typevary from plain, starched Tiffany made of silk and a Tiffany with flax that was named housewife's cloth made of hemp or flax (by Randle Holme in 1688).[3][4][5]
Use
It was used for multiple usages with different types and timelines, such as mourning attire, and in trimmings, veils and dresses, napkins, tablecloths, and scarves. In the 19th century, stiffened Tiffany was used in artificial flower making.[6][5][7][8]
See also
References
- ''For tiffany silk was the original " see - through ” fabric — when a woman wore it you could see the woman , provided that ... open mesh cotton fabric , such as cheese - cloth ” , or a " strong , fine - meshed gauze out of which sieves are made ” .'' Hogmanay and Tiffany: The Names of Feasts and Fasts - Page 76 Gillian Mary Edwards · 1970 https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Hogmanay_and_Tiffany/-LwIAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Tiffany+silk+made+at&dq=Tiffany+silk+made+at&printsec=frontcover
- Dow, George Francis (1935). Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, by George Francis Dow. Society for the Preservation of New England antiquities. p. 82.
- ''tiffany A thin , transparent gauze of silk or cotton muslin . Tiffany glass Stained or iridescent glass of a kind popular in the early 1900 ' s for decorative objects or lamps .'' Canadian patent reporter - Page 530
- The Book of Commerce by Sea and Land: Exhibiting Its Connection with Agriculture, the Arts, and Manufactures : to which are Added a History of Commerce, and a Chronological Table. Uriah Hunt & Son. 1862. p. 46.
- Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. Internet Archive. New York ; London : Norton. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-393-01703-8.
- Mansfield, Alan D. (1980). Ceremonial Costume: Court, Civil, and Civic Costume from 1660 to the Present Day. Barnes & Noble Books. pp. 302, 111, 110. ISBN 978-0-389-20124-3.
- Business Week. Bloomberg L.P. 1988. p. 145.
- ''For dresses ... A thin , light , silk of rich texture — black tiffany was used to make mourning garments Brocade'' Cavalcade of Dolls: Basic Source Book for Collectors - Page 302 books.google.co.in › books Ruth Sunderlin Freeman · 1978https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Cavalcade frontcover
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