Not currently on display at the V&A

Furnishing

ca. 1802-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Satin damask with a repeating pattern in crimson and white, representing a large stem of palm, above a symmetrical arrangement of foliage and flowers in bud, partly set circle-wise.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin damask
Brief description
Twilled satin, white and crimson, palm and ivy wreath pattern; French; c1802-15.
Physical description
Satin damask with a repeating pattern in crimson and white, representing a large stem of palm, above a symmetrical arrangement of foliage and flowers in bud, partly set circle-wise.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33.75in
  • Width: 20.5in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File no. 1930/2660.
Production
Upon acquisition, described as Turkish and "said to have been woven at Herere in northwestern Anatolia under French influence."
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.202-1930

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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