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Border

1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Border from a wool hanging, Jacquard woven. Florentine scrolls and draperies. Red, gold, blue and pink colourway. Blue ground to central tablet.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Border
Materials and techniques
Jacquard woven wool
Wool (Textile)
Jacquard Weaving
Brief description
Jacquard woven woollen border, Great Britain, 1880s
Physical description
Border from a wool hanging, Jacquard woven. Florentine scrolls and draperies. Red, gold, blue and pink colourway. Blue ground to central tablet.
Dimensions
  • Width: 175cm
  • Approx. height: 60cm
Edges of textiles rolled and uneven, hard to measure.
Credit line
Given by Rev. Geoffrey Fraser
Subjects depicted
Scrolling Foliage
Swags
Draperies
Flowers
Associated object
T.52:2-1998 (Colourway)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.52:1-1998

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Record createdJune 21, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O136484/border-unknown/
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