Not currently on display at the V&A

Table Cloth

1840-1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
C Peglar & Co (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Linen damask table cloth woven with a fox emerging from a crown with the inscription 'Y. CADARN AR CYFRWYS', an eagle with the inscription 'ERYR ERYROD ERYRI', and a goat niblbing a tree with the inscription 'BWCH YN UCHAP'. There is a scrolling border of roses and thistles

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Table cloth
Materials and techniques
Linen (Material)
Damask Weaving
Brief description
Table cloth, 1840-1860, English; Leeds, C Peglar & Co. Linen damask woven with Welsh inscriptions and emblems
Physical description
Linen damask table cloth woven with a fox emerging from a crown with the inscription 'Y. CADARN AR CYFRWYS', an eagle with the inscription 'ERYR ERYROD ERYRI', and a goat niblbing a tree with the inscription 'BWCH YN UCHAP'. There is a scrolling border of roses and thistles
Dimensions
  • Length: 196.9cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 114.3cm (Note: converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by W G Matheuron
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.56-1952

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O318360/table-cloth-c-peglar/
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