Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1925 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of beige silk warp with a coarser mid-yellow rayon weft forming a broken twill ground. The pattern consists of a striped, vertical 'wave band', which meanders along the left edge. From left to right the stripes are brocaded in royal blue, turquoise, pale turquoise and lemon rayon. They terminate in irregular scrolls, which reach almost to the right selvedge on the lower hem, and regular scrolls on the upper hem.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand woven silk and rayon |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of silk and rayon, designed and made by Ruth Lodge for Calimala, Great Britain, ca. 1925. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of beige silk warp with a coarser mid-yellow rayon weft forming a broken twill ground. The pattern consists of a striped, vertical 'wave band', which meanders along the left edge. From left to right the stripes are brocaded in royal blue, turquoise, pale turquoise and lemon rayon. They terminate in irregular scrolls, which reach almost to the right selvedge on the lower hem, and regular scrolls on the upper hem. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Janet Milne |
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| Accession number | T.620-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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