Not currently on display at the V&A

Furnishing Fabric

1855 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of brocaded and figured silk. Crimson ground with gothic scrolling leaves, some with berries and flowers, around a central motif, in a reserve, of pomegranate with leaves in gold thread and yellow silk. The pomegranate and some of the leaves in the central area are brocaded with gold strip held down by gold thread.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk and gold thread
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of brocaded silk, made by Lemann & Son, Vienna, 1855.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of brocaded and figured silk. Crimson ground with gothic scrolling leaves, some with berries and flowers, around a central motif, in a reserve, of pomegranate with leaves in gold thread and yellow silk. The pomegranate and some of the leaves in the central area are brocaded with gold strip held down by gold thread.
Dimensions
  • Width: 19in
  • Width: 48cm
  • Length: 47.5in
  • Length: 120.5cm
Object history
Formerly AP. 351
Other number
AP.351 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
3752-1856

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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