Ceres
Ecclesiastical Fabric
ca. 1905 (made)
ca. 1905 (made)
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Ecclesiastical fabric of hand woven dark blue warp face satin. The vertical repeat shows a pair of patterned bands separated by a central 'trunk' flanked by pairs of geometric stripes. Half of this device runs along each selvedge.
The bands have bunches of grapes, berries, tendrils and florets born on stems. These emerge from the central and lateral trunks crossed by a pair of doves. The lower dove flies to the left and downwards, the upper flies to the right and upwards. The left band has additional pomegranate like fruits, and the right band has pear like fruits.
The fabric is woven with two shuttles, one for the satin ground and one for the weft pattern. It commences and ends with strips of repp weave and has two selvedges of white silk gilt threads and the ground weft of coarser mid blue silk.
The bands have bunches of grapes, berries, tendrils and florets born on stems. These emerge from the central and lateral trunks crossed by a pair of doves. The lower dove flies to the left and downwards, the upper flies to the right and upwards. The left band has additional pomegranate like fruits, and the right band has pear like fruits.
The fabric is woven with two shuttles, one for the satin ground and one for the weft pattern. It commences and ends with strips of repp weave and has two selvedges of white silk gilt threads and the ground weft of coarser mid blue silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ceres |
| Materials and techniques | Hand woven satin silk |
| Brief description | Ecclesiatical fabric of silk damask, 'Ceres', designed by Edmunf Hunter and made by St Edmundsbury Weavers, Hertfordshire, England, ca. 1905 |
| Physical description | Ecclesiastical fabric of hand woven dark blue warp face satin. The vertical repeat shows a pair of patterned bands separated by a central 'trunk' flanked by pairs of geometric stripes. Half of this device runs along each selvedge. The bands have bunches of grapes, berries, tendrils and florets born on stems. These emerge from the central and lateral trunks crossed by a pair of doves. The lower dove flies to the left and downwards, the upper flies to the right and upwards. The left band has additional pomegranate like fruits, and the right band has pear like fruits. The fabric is woven with two shuttles, one for the satin ground and one for the weft pattern. It commences and ends with strips of repp weave and has two selvedges of white silk gilt threads and the ground weft of coarser mid blue silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr J. W. F. Morton |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.160-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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