Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1880 (made)
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Curtain fabric of woven silk. Showing a design of swallows and a bird's nest nestling on willow branches with stylised sunflower heads and wisteria flowers. Four different birds are seen in the design with two in flight and two sitting on branches. The design is shown in black and gold on a brown satin ground. Gold and brown braid down the left hand side of the curtain. A glazed cotton lining has been machine sewn into the curtain over an orange-coloured polyester lining. Hems and side seams are machine sewn as is a modern rufflette tape across the top edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk with designs on a satin ground, braided, machine sewn glazed cotton lining and polyester |
| Brief description | Curtain fabric of woven silk, possibly designed by B.J. Talbert for Warners or Daniel Walters, Spitalfields, ca. 1880. |
| Physical description | Curtain fabric of woven silk. Showing a design of swallows and a bird's nest nestling on willow branches with stylised sunflower heads and wisteria flowers. Four different birds are seen in the design with two in flight and two sitting on branches. The design is shown in black and gold on a brown satin ground. Gold and brown braid down the left hand side of the curtain. A glazed cotton lining has been machine sewn into the curtain over an orange-coloured polyester lining. Hems and side seams are machine sewn as is a modern rufflette tape across the top edge. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1989/1924. |
| Historical context | The design is very similar to a number of designs woven by Daniel Walter and Warners during the last quarter of the 19th century. It is very like one design woven by Warners called 'Large Swallow', a sample of which is retained by the Warner Archive (No. 25, 442). B.J. Talbert is known to have sold such patterns to both Spitalfields firms. |
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| Accession number | T.10-1990 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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