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Curtain lining

Curtain lining

  • Place of origin:

    Spitalfields, England (made)

  • Date:

    1880-1890 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Warner and Sons (weavers)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Jacquard-woven silk taffeta

  • Credit Line:

    Given by John Fowler

  • Museum number:

    T.3E-1971

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This fine silk lining material was used as part of a set of window drapes (see also T.3 to D-1971). The lining is thought to be part of a set of furnishings used for window curtains at Windsor Castle in the 1880s. The scheme closely follows a set of earlier curtains made for Windsor in 1853, samples of which are in the Museum collections (see T.269-1965).

The components which make up the samples for this scheme all show how curtains should be made. There is a decorative material for the front, this plain silk for the back and an interlining to be sandwiched between to give the curtains bulk for insulation and make both top fabric and lining hang straight when hung at the window.

Physical description

Curtain lining made of green jacquard-woven silk taffeta.

Place of Origin

Spitalfields, England (made)

Date

1880-1890 (made)

Artist/maker

Warner and Sons (weavers)

Materials and Techniques

Jacquard-woven silk taffeta

Object history note

The silks woven by Warner and Ramm of Spitalfields, London

Descriptive line

Jacquard-woven silk taffeta curtain lining, woven by Warner and Ramm, Spitalfields, London, 1880-1890

Labels and date

British Galleries:
The small ribbon stripe, woven into the edge of a silk fabric, dates from about 30 years later than the larger version. The pattern has been reversed. The re-use of the same pattern and colour scheme shows how French Style remained fashionable for many years. [27/03/2003]

Categories

Textiles

Collection code

T&F

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