Ecclesiastical Fabric
ca. 1908 (made)
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Ecclesiastical fabric of hand woven silk damask. It has a crimson satin warp face ground with a horizontal repeat of intertwining vine stems. These enclose two pairs of stylised doves and a fine meandering wheat ear stem. They are bordered by the formalised bunches of grapes and vine leaves of the interlocking stems in crimson silk repp. The reverse has a silk repp ground and a satin warp face repeat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand woven silk damask |
| Brief description | Ecclesiastical fabric of silk damask, designed by Edmund Hunter and made by St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Hertfordshire, England, ca. 1908 |
| Physical description | Ecclesiastical fabric of hand woven silk damask. It has a crimson satin warp face ground with a horizontal repeat of intertwining vine stems. These enclose two pairs of stylised doves and a fine meandering wheat ear stem. They are bordered by the formalised bunches of grapes and vine leaves of the interlocking stems in crimson silk repp. The reverse has a silk repp ground and a satin warp face repeat. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr J. W. F. Morton |
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| Accession number | T.159-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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