Pelmet
ca. 1800-1810 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Pelmet made from a wide border of woven silk. It has interlaced meanders of oak and acanthus stems overlapping an outer edging imitating a gilded moulding and an inner edging of neo classical design. The colours are shade of green, yellow, cream and a little black.
At the lower edge is a silk braid with a cream ground and a blotch pattern in yellow, brown, cream and green. From this, hanging down from a cream cord are slim tassels of cream unplied silk on a wooden core with plied green cords at intervals. At the top of each tassel is a plied silk ruffle, at the bottom is a flower of silk covered parchment, a small wooden knob covered with unplied silk and a bobble of brown silk.
The velvet is stiffened with sized canvas in twill weave and has a cotton and silk lining.
At the lower edge is a silk braid with a cream ground and a blotch pattern in yellow, brown, cream and green. From this, hanging down from a cream cord are slim tassels of cream unplied silk on a wooden core with plied green cords at intervals. At the top of each tassel is a plied silk ruffle, at the bottom is a flower of silk covered parchment, a small wooden knob covered with unplied silk and a bobble of brown silk.
The velvet is stiffened with sized canvas in twill weave and has a cotton and silk lining.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven silk with velvet stiffened with canvas in twill weave and lined with cotton and silk |
| Brief description | Pelmet of woven silk, England, ca. 1800-1810. |
| Physical description | Pelmet made from a wide border of woven silk. It has interlaced meanders of oak and acanthus stems overlapping an outer edging imitating a gilded moulding and an inner edging of neo classical design. The colours are shade of green, yellow, cream and a little black. At the lower edge is a silk braid with a cream ground and a blotch pattern in yellow, brown, cream and green. From this, hanging down from a cream cord are slim tassels of cream unplied silk on a wooden core with plied green cords at intervals. At the top of each tassel is a plied silk ruffle, at the bottom is a flower of silk covered parchment, a small wooden knob covered with unplied silk and a bobble of brown silk. The velvet is stiffened with sized canvas in twill weave and has a cotton and silk lining. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Lady Mallet |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.144-1973 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
