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Panel

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of skirt panels made of white satin brocaded with flowers in red and green chenille and coloured silks. There are small coloured sprigs between each of the chenille flowers. The flowers are encircled partly by brocaded silk flowers and partly by self-coloured swags. The silk is 20 inches wide and with a selvedge woven in satin with four red and four white stripes. Witha straight front and a little fullness at the back. There is a short side opening with tapes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Skirt Panel
  • Skirt Panel
Materials and techniques
Brocaded silk satin in chenille and silks
Brief description
Pair of skirt panels of brocaded satin with chenille and coloured silks, Spitalfields, London, ca. 1800
Physical description
Pair of skirt panels made of white satin brocaded with flowers in red and green chenille and coloured silks. There are small coloured sprigs between each of the chenille flowers. The flowers are encircled partly by brocaded silk flowers and partly by self-coloured swags. The silk is 20 inches wide and with a selvedge woven in satin with four red and four white stripes. Witha straight front and a little fullness at the back. There is a short side opening with tapes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.5in
  • Lower edge of skirt width: 31.5in
Credit line
Bequeathed by R. E. Wynne-Roberts and Mrs D. L. Wynne-Roberts
Collection
Accession number
T.78&A-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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