Table Cloth
1882-1888 (made)
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Table cloth of green silk embroidered in green silk. The ground is woven from a bright green floss silk warp and dull green tussah silk weft giving a 'watered' or 'shot' effect. The edges of the cloth are pulled into a fancy drawn hem 1 inch (2.5 cms) in from the outside edge. The decorative embroidered pattern starts in the bottom left hand corner and shows a fan of highly stylised prongs with circular heads of abstract design. The embroidery is worked in green silk in satin with areas highlighted in Japanese gold thread. On the left hand side is a monogram, a devise used by the Century Guild between 1882 and 1888.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidered in silk and gold threads |
| Brief description | Table cloth of silk embroidered in silk and gold threads, Century Guild, England, 1882-1888 |
| Physical description | Table cloth of green silk embroidered in green silk. The ground is woven from a bright green floss silk warp and dull green tussah silk weft giving a 'watered' or 'shot' effect. The edges of the cloth are pulled into a fancy drawn hem 1 inch (2.5 cms) in from the outside edge. The decorative embroidered pattern starts in the bottom left hand corner and shows a fan of highly stylised prongs with circular heads of abstract design. The embroidery is worked in green silk in satin with areas highlighted in Japanese gold thread. On the left hand side is a monogram, a devise used by the Century Guild between 1882 and 1888. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C' and 'G' [within a circle, in monogram] (On the left hand side, a devise used by the Century Guild between 1882 and 1888.) |
| Production | It is probable that the embroidery was designed by Herbert Horne, a member of the Century Guild of Designers. |
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| Accession number | T.231-1981 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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