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They favoured screen-printed rayons and silks for summer day wear and shot organza for cocktail and evening dresses.\r\n\r\nThese different colourways of the same textile are from the archive of Zika Ascher, an innovative textile manufacturer who based himself in London after the annexation of his home country Czechoslovakia in 1939. His wife designed textiles and their company became incorporated in 1942 (Ascher Ltd). Ascher developed a range of different fabrics for use at the top end of the fashion market. He used samples such as these to show prospective clients his wares, and as a record of his output.","physicalDescription":"Six swatches of fabric attached (pinned) together at the top with two studs. The original manufacturers' ticket is stapled to the top sample and is printed with the legend 'Ascher (London)'. Each colour is a slightly different size, although all are roughly 8.75 x 11.5 inches. Each sample also bears a small cardboard star containing a number (its number in the range), as follows (from top to bottom):\r\nDirty light blue (no. 28) = 8 x 10.75 inches\r\nBright sugary pink (no. 44) = 9 x 11 inches\r\nDirty orangey yellow (no. 17) = 8.25 x 11 inches\r\nLime green (no. 38) = 8.75 x 11 inches\r\nDaffodil yellow (no. 6) = 8.75 x 12 inches (and has a selvedge)\r\nRose pink (no. 54) = 8.75 x 11.5 inches \r\n\r\nThe warp is a plain twisted thread, and the weft is a bouclé thread. The weave is very open, and the fabric is feather-light in weight.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Ascher Ltd","id":"A13990"},"association":{"text":"made for","id":"x30791"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"mohair","id":"AAT192989"},{"text":"nylon","id":"AAT14462"}],"techniques":[{"text":"weaving","id":"AAT53642"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Open weave mohair and nylon mix, and with bouclé weft","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Clothing","id":"THES48975"},{"text":"Europeana Fashion Project","id":"THES265804"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2007BM6315"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES309701"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Dress fabric samples","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1958","earliest":"1958-01-01","latest":"1958-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Zika Ascher","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"23","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"approx.","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"28","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"approx.","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"approx.","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"approximate dimensions that relate to biggest space taken by the 'pack'","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'Ascher (London) / Etchachan'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"On the label stapled to the top swatch."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"These samples are probably pinned together in this way so that they could be easily shown to clients. The number would allow the client to order the correct shade.","briefDescription":"Dress fabric samples 'Etchahan' in mohair and nylon bouclé, Ascher Ltd., Great Britain, 1958","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Mendes, Valerie. <u>Ascher. Fabric, Art, Fashion</u>. 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