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St Paul's

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

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSt 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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 42in
  • Width: 25in
Credit line
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.162-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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