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Tapestry Edging

1920-1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tapestry edging woven with cotton warp and a wool and silk weft. It consistings of two strips of tapestry joined together. The bottom tapestry is a plain brown strip. The top tapestry is made up of three rows, the top row is cream and the bottom row is a mid brown mix. (This is the row joined to the bottom tapestry). The middle row of the top tapestry has a maroon background with a repeating pattern of three circles in green, blue, green with a small cream central circle and a long oblong in cream and a mid blue.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tapestry woven in wool, cotton and silk
Brief description
Tapestry edging woven in wool, silk and cotton, A. Haines & Son, England, 1920-1950
Physical description
Tapestry edging woven with cotton warp and a wool and silk weft. It consistings of two strips of tapestry joined together. The bottom tapestry is a plain brown strip. The top tapestry is made up of three rows, the top row is cream and the bottom row is a mid brown mix. (This is the row joined to the bottom tapestry). The middle row of the top tapestry has a maroon background with a repeating pattern of three circles in green, blue, green with a small cream central circle and a long oblong in cream and a mid blue.
Dimensions
  • Length: 54.6cm
  • Width: 4cm
  • Length: 21.5in
  • Width: 1.5in
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by Mr V. L. Haines
Collection
Accession number
T.464D-1980

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Record createdJuly 9, 2001
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