Curtain
ca. 1910 (made)
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Silk-embroidered curtain worked on both faces with a reversible design. Two-sides of rose pink 'Art' silk patterned in a repeating design of rows of two motifs showing stylised tulip and rose trees alternating with small sprigs of thistles and rosebuds. Worked in two-sided satin stitch in floss silks and pattern embroidered in purple, light and dark pink, yellow, white and three shades of green. The two-sided techniques show a few slight gaps on one side of the curtain. Because of the enormous height of this curtain it was probably made in such a way that it could be cut without destroying the design or the embroidery. The top and bottom of the curtain have a hand-sewn hem. A piece of cotton tape sewn to one corner has an inked number '=7008'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk |
| Brief description | Silk-embroidered curtain, embroidered in the Middle East, retailed in Liberty & Co. Ltd., London, ca. 1910 |
| Physical description | Silk-embroidered curtain worked on both faces with a reversible design. Two-sides of rose pink 'Art' silk patterned in a repeating design of rows of two motifs showing stylised tulip and rose trees alternating with small sprigs of thistles and rosebuds. Worked in two-sided satin stitch in floss silks and pattern embroidered in purple, light and dark pink, yellow, white and three shades of green. The two-sided techniques show a few slight gaps on one side of the curtain. Because of the enormous height of this curtain it was probably made in such a way that it could be cut without destroying the design or the embroidery. The top and bottom of the curtain have a hand-sewn hem. A piece of cotton tape sewn to one corner has an inked number '=7008'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '=7008' (On a piece of cotton tape sewn to one corner, in ink) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1987/694. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Liberty & Co's Catalogue, Autumn and Winter, 1910-1911. Illustrated. |
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| Accession number | T.23-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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