Furnishing Fabric
1830-1850 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of silk damask. Apricot silk damask with a large repeating pattern of baskets with a trellis work pattern containing flowers enclosed in compartments formed of swags and tassels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk damask |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of silk damask, made in England, 1830-1850 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of silk damask. Apricot silk damask with a large repeating pattern of baskets with a trellis work pattern containing flowers enclosed in compartments formed of swags and tassels. |
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| Credit line | Given by Wilford W. Jones |
| Object history | Registered File number 1984/1461. Part of the original wall-covering of the Drawing Room at Charlecote Park, Warwickshire. It is an unusual colour, but the pattern is well-known. Point papers from the Warner Archive for the design are watermarked 1825 and 1825. There is an example on a chair at Stoneleigh Abbey thought to date from about 1844. Another example in the V&A's collection 483-1897 was woven for Bailey and Jackson, English, Spitalfields; 19th century. |
| Production | Part of the original wall-covering of the Drawing Room at Charlecote Park, Warwickshire. |
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| Accession number | T.82-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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