Screen Panel
1881-1890 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Tapestry panel woven in wool and silk in three shades of pink, six shades of green, three shades of brown, cream and maroon. The warp is of 3-ply white cotton, 26 threads to the inch.
It depicts, on a pale green ground a slender stem bears three clusters of five-petalled flowers and offshoots with long, slim leaves, filling a rectangle marked by a bead and reel moulding. Outside this is a plain maroon border.
It depicts, on a pale green ground a slender stem bears three clusters of five-petalled flowers and offshoots with long, slim leaves, filling a rectangle marked by a bead and reel moulding. Outside this is a plain maroon border.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven in wool, silk and cotton |
| Brief description | Tapestry screen panel in silk and wool, possibly woven by William Haines, Royal Windsor Tapestry Manufactory, England, 1881-1890 |
| Physical description | Tapestry panel woven in wool and silk in three shades of pink, six shades of green, three shades of brown, cream and maroon. The warp is of 3-ply white cotton, 26 threads to the inch. It depicts, on a pale green ground a slender stem bears three clusters of five-petalled flowers and offshoots with long, slim leaves, filling a rectangle marked by a bead and reel moulding. Outside this is a plain maroon border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Windsor tapestry' ['e' is the wrong way round] (woven at the top) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr V.L. Haines |
| Object history | As the E in inscription is the wrong way round, this small panel was possibly an apprentice piece by William Haines. He was apprenticed at the Royal Windsor Tapestry Works in 1881. |
| Historical context | See also an indenture for the apprenticeship of William Charles Haines at the Royal Windsor Tapestry Works. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.456-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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