Not on display

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.

Object details

Categories
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.87in
  • Width: 12.75in
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 createdJune 24, 2009
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