Yesso
Furnishing Fabric
1870 (made)
1870 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of figured satin and woven silk. Woven in cream and red on a black ground are patterns inspired by Japanese designs. They are arranged in triangles which form four squares in the width of the material. There is more cream silk in some of the triangles, and red in the other triangles, forming large diamond or lozenge patterns.
Object details
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| Title | Yesso |
| Materials and techniques | Figured satin and woven silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Yesso' of silk and satin, designed by Bruce James Talbert, made by Warner and Sons, Spitalfields, 1870 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of figured satin and woven silk. Woven in cream and red on a black ground are patterns inspired by Japanese designs. They are arranged in triangles which form four squares in the width of the material. There is more cream silk in some of the triangles, and red in the other triangles, forming large diamond or lozenge patterns. |
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| Credit line | Given by Warner & Sons Ltd |
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| Accession number | T.150-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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