Letter with swatches, Poache Frères, Technique: resist paste printed by block; immersion dyed in indigo to achieve two shades of blue, Letter written in French, dated May 8,1786 in Rouen, from Pievel Freres (manufacturers) to Poache Freres (shipowners?) at Havre concerning an order of 'blue guines' and suggesting the fabric might sell well at the Cape. On second page are four small swatches of blue resist., Rouen, France, 1786, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Letter with swatches

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