Portuguese "Receita", or list of fabrics ordered. Late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. With cloth-of-gold and silks mounted
A Portuguese receita, a handwritten list of fabrics ordered, dated around 1700 and kept in a textile and costume collection for records of cloth and dress. The first picture shows small mounted swatches of gold brocade, silk and red-and-gold lace pinned beside a column of cursive Portuguese entries, with a lace-edged cluster of threads at lower left. The second is a close view of the elegant cursive word Receita on plain cream paper, a model for flowing script lettering.
