Not currently on display at the V&A

The Forest

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric tissue of silk and metal thread. With a repeating design, in horizontal rows, of stags, peacocks and rabbits surrounded by foliage including grapes, acorns, and flowers in metal threads. Colours of turquoise and yellow on a dark blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Forest
Materials and techniques
Silk with metal thread
Brief description
Furnishing fabric tissue 'The Forest' of silk and metal thread, designed by Edmund Hunter for St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1914
Physical description
Furnishing fabric tissue of silk and metal thread. With a repeating design, in horizontal rows, of stags, peacocks and rabbits surrounded by foliage including grapes, acorns, and flowers in metal threads. Colours of turquoise and yellow on a dark blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 28in
  • Width: 55in
Credit line
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.158-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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