Not currently on display at the V&A

Furnishing Textile

1900-1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jacquard woven silk, cotton and wool double cloth showing a design of swirling acanthus leaves with stylised spiky flowerheads woven in shades of yellow and gold coloured silk on a green woolen ground. The warp is made of fine pink silk and white cotton with a weft of green wool and yellow silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Jacquard woven silk, cotton and wool
Brief description
Textile of jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton, designed for Alexander Morton & Co, Darvel, 1900-1905.
Physical description
Jacquard woven silk, cotton and wool double cloth showing a design of swirling acanthus leaves with stylised spiky flowerheads woven in shades of yellow and gold coloured silk on a green woolen ground. The warp is made of fine pink silk and white cotton with a weft of green wool and yellow silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27.5in
  • Width: 24.25in
Marks and inscriptions
A label attached to the fabric with metal staples describes the quality as 'Flora', the pattern number '3024', and the colour number '195'.
Credit line
Given by J W F Morton and Courtaulds Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.172-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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