Woven Silk
1730-1769 (made)
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Two attached pieces of brocaded silk damask, woven in colours on a yellow ground. Leafy stems of convolvulus and detached sprays of carnations on a ground covered with a diaper of short bars and dots.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk damask |
| Brief description | Two attached pieces of brocaded silk damask, Spitalfields, England, 1730-1769. |
| Physical description | Two attached pieces of brocaded silk damask, woven in colours on a yellow ground. Leafy stems of convolvulus and detached sprays of carnations on a ground covered with a diaper of short bars and dots. |
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| Object history | 357A-1903 and 357C-1903 are joined together in pairs to complete the pattern, and lined. (25th September, 1905) Trimmed with narrow reddish silk fringe. It was bordered on three sides (when purchased) with yellow brocaded damask. Embroidered through two thickness of linen, and stitched to a cotton lining. Formerly part of the border to the bed cover of 357-1903. The silk fringe has now (January, 1904) been removed. Purchased (357 to H-1903, £20). Registered File number 85324/1903. |
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| Accession number | 357A, C-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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