The Griffin
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1905 (made)
ca. 1905 (made)
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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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| Title | The 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. |
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| Credit line | Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. |
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| Accession number | T.161-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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