Sample
ca. 1895-1898 (made)
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Furnishing sample of woven silk, wool and cotton double cloth. Showing an incomplete design of large swirling leaves between which spring small bunches of snowdrop-like flowers in pale blue, green and pink. The silk is worked in pink which gives a vibrant outline to leaves and petals. The dark green colour is cotton and the pale blue is wool.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk, wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing sample of woven silk, wool and cotton double cloth, probably designed by L.P. Butterfield, made by Alexander Morton & Co., Great Britain, ca. 1895-1898. |
| Physical description | Furnishing sample of woven silk, wool and cotton double cloth. Showing an incomplete design of large swirling leaves between which spring small bunches of snowdrop-like flowers in pale blue, green and pink. The silk is worked in pink which gives a vibrant outline to leaves and petals. The dark green colour is cotton and the pale blue is wool. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Lise Osvald |
| Object history | Registered File number 1983/2185. The fabric was used by the Danish architect Martin Nyrop in the interior decoration of the Copenhagen Town Hall built by him between 1898 and 1905. It was sent to the Museum for identification and gifted by Miss Osvald, a student researching aspects of the building. |
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| Associated object | T.91-1985 (Object) |
| Bibliographic reference | Osvalt, Lise. 'Radhus-arkitektens broderier og øvrige tekstiler' In VIRKSOMHED 1969-1982: Det danske Kunstindustrimuseum, København. 1985 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.92-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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