Acca cloth

Acca cloth was an ornamental silk cloth decorated with gold threads. It was a fabric of the fourteenth century. Acca was named after the city Acre in Palestine. The material was in use for royal applications and church vestments.[1][2][3][4]

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References
  1. Rock, Daniel (1876). Textile Fabrics. Committee of Council on Education. p. 70.
  2. Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York, Fairchild Publications. 1959. p. 4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Rock, Daniel (1870). South Kensington Museum. Textile Fabrics; a Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Church Vestments, Dresses, (etc.) Forming Stat Section of the Museum. Chapman. pp. LXXXIII.
  4. Hill, Georgiana (1893). A History of English Dress from the Saxon Period to the Present Day. R. Bentley. p. 101.


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