Border
1870s (made)
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Border from a hanging of Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton with an exotic design in buff silk and light brown cotton on a red woollen ground. The design consists of palmettes within niches with a horizontal border above and below grotesque birds. There are three complete repeats in the width and two half repeats on each side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Border from a hanging of Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton, possibly made at James Templeton & Company in Glasgow, 1870s |
| Physical description | Border from a hanging of Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton with an exotic design in buff silk and light brown cotton on a red woollen ground. The design consists of palmettes within niches with a horizontal border above and below grotesque birds. There are three complete repeats in the width and two half repeats on each side. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by the late John Compton |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/166. |
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| Accession number | T.128-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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