St Paul's
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1904 (made)
ca. 1904 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of silk tissue woven with metal threads. The width is filled with a square design consisting of a flower and leaf motif in the centre in metal thread and black on a woven silver thread background. It is enclosed by a decorative border 2 inches wide. Two peacocks face each other in black on a metal thread background and above this are designs of two vines and grapes balancing at either side woven in metal threads on a background of black. The design is slightly overlapped by a repeat.
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Title | St Paul's |
Materials and techniques | Silk tissue woven with metal threads |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'St Paul's' of silk tissue woven with metal threads, designed by Edmund Hunter for St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1904 |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric of silk tissue woven with metal threads. The width is filled with a square design consisting of a flower and leaf motif in the centre in metal thread and black on a woven silver thread background. It is enclosed by a decorative border 2 inches wide. Two peacocks face each other in black on a metal thread background and above this are designs of two vines and grapes balancing at either side woven in metal threads on a background of black. The design is slightly overlapped by a repeat. |
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Credit line | Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. |
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Accession number | T.162-1953 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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