Milky Way
Curtain
1937 (designed)
1937 (designed)
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Curtain of jacquard woven cottons. Pale blue satin finish ground with a drop repeat, abstract pattern of floating ribbons crossing a 'cloud' formation scattered with stars in beige cotton gimp and white cotton.
Object details
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| Title | Milky Way (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven cotton, satin |
| Brief description | Curtain of jacquard woven cottons, 'Milky Way', designed by Ashley Havinden for Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1937. |
| Physical description | Curtain of jacquard woven cottons. Pale blue satin finish ground with a drop repeat, abstract pattern of floating ribbons crossing a 'cloud' formation scattered with stars in beige cotton gimp and white cotton. |
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| Object history | 'Milky Way' was produced as a furnishing fabric and a co-ordinated hand-knotted rug by Edinburgh Weavers. |
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| Accession number | T.276-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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