Not on display

Furnishing Fabric

1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of glazed and brocaded worsted damask. Woven with a floral trellis pattern in white on a yellow ground. Brocaded with sprays of flowers in two shades of rose pink with green stem and leaves and in dark blue and dull gold with pink stems and leaves. The panel has a point repeat (one repeat in the width of the fabric) 21.75 inches long. There is one complete repeat of the brocaded pattern - a central spray of pink flowers with a single pink flower and a blue and gold one to either side below, and a second pattern that is incomplete.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed and brocaded worsted damask
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of glazed and brocaded worsted damask, possibly made in Norwich or Spitalfields, 1725-1750
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of glazed and brocaded worsted damask. Woven with a floral trellis pattern in white on a yellow ground. Brocaded with sprays of flowers in two shades of rose pink with green stem and leaves and in dark blue and dull gold with pink stems and leaves. The panel has a point repeat (one repeat in the width of the fabric) 21.75 inches long. There is one complete repeat of the brocaded pattern - a central spray of pink flowers with a single pink flower and a blue and gold one to either side below, and a second pattern that is incomplete.
Dimensions
  • Repeat length: 21.75in
  • Height: 39.5in
  • Width: 17.5in
  • Selvedges on each side width: 0.25in
Collection
Accession number
T.288-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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