Sally Queen & Associates has several books with sample swatches and information for different eras that may be what you are looking for. (Colonial, Regency, Victorian, Edwardian) http://www.sallyqueenassociates.com/ Regards, Stacey Stacey A. Swigart Curator of Collections Please Touch Museum(r) 210 N. 21st Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 P: 215.963.0667 x3143 F: 215.963.0424 www.pleasetouchmuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Milissa Brooks-Ojibway Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Textile samples Can anyone point me to a source for textile samples? Something I can see AND touch, maybe even with the various terms certain textiles have acquired in years past. Just reading a description in a book does not begin to help me determine all the different textiles in our collection. Thanks, Milissa Brooks-Ojibway St. Louis County Historical Society Duluth, MN [log in to unmask] www.thehistorypeople.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).