Golden Bough
Furnishing Fabric
1888 (made)
1888 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of woven silk and linen. The design is picked out in gold coloured silk on a lime-yellow linen background. With a floral and leaf design of stylised roses, tulips and bluebells within meandering branches and leaves in ogee formation. The sample is a lengthwise stripe that does not show a full repeat of the design.
Object details
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| Title | Golden Bough |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk and linen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Golden Bough' of woven silk and linen, possibly designed by William Morris or John Henry Dearle, woven at Merton Abbey, England, 1888 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of woven silk and linen. The design is picked out in gold coloured silk on a lime-yellow linen background. With a floral and leaf design of stylised roses, tulips and bluebells within meandering branches and leaves in ogee formation. The sample is a lengthwise stripe that does not show a full repeat of the design. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr C. A. Burgers |
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| Accession number | T.356-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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