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Jubilee

Textile
1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile of silk damask. Woven in pink and cream silk. With swags of roses, thistles, shamrock and acorns, and curling ribbons inscribed '1897 Victoria Regina 1897' enclosing the Royal Arms, crowned initials 'V & R' in a wreath of laurel, the leopards of England, the harp of Ireland, and the lion of Scotland. Selvedge on left side, material cut to one width of repeat to the right. Plain end bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJubilee
Materials and techniques
Silk damask
Brief description
Textile 'Jubilee' of silk damask, Warner and Sons, Spitalfields, England, 1897.
Physical description
Textile of silk damask. Woven in pink and cream silk. With swags of roses, thistles, shamrock and acorns, and curling ribbons inscribed '1897 Victoria Regina 1897' enclosing the Royal Arms, crowned initials 'V & R' in a wreath of laurel, the leopards of England, the harp of Ireland, and the lion of Scotland. Selvedge on left side, material cut to one width of repeat to the right. Plain end bottom.
Dimensions
  • Length: 59.75in
  • Width: 20.75in
  • Repeat height: 21.75in
Marks and inscriptions
  • '1897 Victoria Regina 1897' (Inscribed on the ribbons)
  • 'V & R' [crowned]
    Transliteration
    Inscribed on laurel wreath
Credit line
Given by Warner and Sons
Collection
Accession number
T.176-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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