Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1680 to 1690 (made)
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232 yards of this Italian crimson silk damask were bought in 1699 for furnishing state rooms for King William III in Hampton Court Palace. This fragment was taken from the walls of the robing closet. Its design shows stylised acanthus leaves. Styles in furnishing textiles changed more slowly than those for fashionable dress, and this pattern was chosen for other grand furnishing schemes well into the 18th century.
The English silk industry was expanding rapidly in the later 17th century, but the majority of its production was dress rather than furnishing fabrics, and high quality furnishing silks continued to be imported from Italy, as they had been for centuries.
The English silk industry was expanding rapidly in the later 17th century, but the majority of its production was dress rather than furnishing fabrics, and high quality furnishing silks continued to be imported from Italy, as they had been for centuries.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silk damask |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric, red silk damask, acanthus pattern, Italian, late 17th century |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric, red silk damask with acanthus pattern. Height of repeat 37 inches. |
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Credit line | Given by Messrs Warners & Sons |
Object history | From Hampton Court Palace. Taken from walls of robing closet for Warners to copy in 1923. Same pattern as T.254-1960. 232 yards of this Italian crimson silk damask with an acanthus design were bought in 1699 for furnishing state rooms for King William III in Hampton Court Palace. |
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Summary | 232 yards of this Italian crimson silk damask were bought in 1699 for furnishing state rooms for King William III in Hampton Court Palace. This fragment was taken from the walls of the robing closet. Its design shows stylised acanthus leaves. Styles in furnishing textiles changed more slowly than those for fashionable dress, and this pattern was chosen for other grand furnishing schemes well into the 18th century. The English silk industry was expanding rapidly in the later 17th century, but the majority of its production was dress rather than furnishing fabrics, and high quality furnishing silks continued to be imported from Italy, as they had been for centuries. |
Bibliographic reference | Thornton, Peter, Baroque and Rococo Silks, London: Faber and Faber, 1965, Plate 105A and p. 190. |
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Accession number | T.43-1937 |
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Record created | April 26, 2005 |
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