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The Griffin

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of silk tissue with silks and metal thread. With a design of a pair of griffins facing each other with one fore-leg raised. The griffins are arranged in alternate rows of crimson and green silks on a background of black. The interspaces are filled with geometric ornament.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Griffin
Materials and techniques
Silk tissue with silks and metal threads
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'The Griffin' of silk tissue with silks and metal thread, designed by Edmund Hunter for St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1905.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of silk tissue with silks and metal thread. With a design of a pair of griffins facing each other with one fore-leg raised. The griffins are arranged in alternate rows of crimson and green silks on a background of black. The interspaces are filled with geometric ornament.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37in
  • Width: 25in
Credit line
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.161-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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