Textile
1730-1769 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Textile of brocaded silk. Cream-white ground brocaded in coloured silks with a design showing mixed clusters of flowers in baskets and cornucopias. Between the chief motifs is a small spray of carnations tied together with a ribbon. There is only one repeat in the width of the textile. There are narrow selvedges woven in tabby with two green and two white woven stripes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk in coloured silks |
| Brief description | Textile of brocaded silk in coloured silks, probably designed by John Vansommer, Spitalfields, London, 1730-1769 |
| Physical description | Textile of brocaded silk. Cream-white ground brocaded in coloured silks with a design showing mixed clusters of flowers in baskets and cornucopias. Between the chief motifs is a small spray of carnations tied together with a ribbon. There is only one repeat in the width of the textile. There are narrow selvedges woven in tabby with two green and two white woven stripes. |
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| Accession number | T.353-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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