The Path
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1910 (made)
ca. 1910 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of silk. With a design of a symmetrically planned garden filled with fruit-laden trees, unicorns holding banners, rams, wild duck, rabbits and, in the remaining spaces, with scattered flowers. The garden is traversed by two paths meandering in a vertical direction and is crossed at intervals by foxes and hounds. The rams symmetrically occupy the centre of the field with goats, placed towards the outer edges, which act as their counter-parts.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Path |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'The Path' of silk, designed by Edmund Hunter for St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1910 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of silk. With a design of a symmetrically planned garden filled with fruit-laden trees, unicorns holding banners, rams, wild duck, rabbits and, in the remaining spaces, with scattered flowers. The garden is traversed by two paths meandering in a vertical direction and is crossed at intervals by foxes and hounds. The rams symmetrically occupy the centre of the field with goats, placed towards the outer edges, which act as their counter-parts. |
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| Credit line | Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. |
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| Accession number | T.159-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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