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Vineyard

Furnishing Fabric
1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of hand woven silk. It has a cream satin, warp face ground with two vertical panels. These have geometricised intertwining vines enclosing, alternately, a bunch of grapes and a large formalised vine leaf. The latter is separated by a central band of stripes broken by rows of elongated birds facing, alternately, left and right and wheat ear devices. Half of this decorative band runs along each selvedge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVineyard
Materials and techniques
Hand woven silk
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of hand woven silk, 'Vineyard', designed by Edmund Hunter and made by St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Hertfordshire, England, 1904
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand woven silk. It has a cream satin, warp face ground with two vertical panels. These have geometricised intertwining vines enclosing, alternately, a bunch of grapes and a large formalised vine leaf. The latter is separated by a central band of stripes broken by rows of elongated birds facing, alternately, left and right and wheat ear devices. Half of this decorative band runs along each selvedge.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20in
  • Width: 24.5in
  • Length: 50.8cm
  • Width: 62.2cm
Credit line
Given by Mr J. W. F. Morton
Collection
Accession number
T.157-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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