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Fritillary

Furnishing Fabric
1900-1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of woven silk. On a white silk ground are slender curving leaves in two shades of green forming elegant ovals which contains three pink fritillary flowers and stylised shapes with arrow-head stamens. The ovals are in staggered rows with three-sided curving figures in white filling the spaces between.

The ground is woven in a fancy twill, with the pattern executed in flush threads, and bound down in a diamond lattice on the petals of the flowers. Unwanted threads are carried in long flushes on the back. A complete length of silk with bands of tabby at the top and bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFritillary
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Fritillary' of woven silk, designed and woven by Annie Garnett, Windermere Spinnery, England, 1900-1910
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of woven silk. On a white silk ground are slender curving leaves in two shades of green forming elegant ovals which contains three pink fritillary flowers and stylised shapes with arrow-head stamens. The ovals are in staggered rows with three-sided curving figures in white filling the spaces between.

The ground is woven in a fancy twill, with the pattern executed in flush threads, and bound down in a diamond lattice on the petals of the flowers. Unwanted threads are carried in long flushes on the back. A complete length of silk with bands of tabby at the top and bottom.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46in
  • Width: 28in
Credit line
Given by Dr D. G. Garnett
Collection
Accession number
T.40-1968

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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