Not currently on display at the V&A

Cover

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cover woven with a silk warp and a cotton weft with a series of broad yellow stripes alternating with a group of narrower ones in purple, white and light blue. The panel is backed with cotton and edged with gilt thread. The narrow stripes are woven in satin of 5 and the yellow stripes in 4/1 twill.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk and cotton, backed with cotton, gilt thread.
Brief description
Cover woven with a silk warp and a cotton weft, made in Europe, 18th century.
Physical description
Cover woven with a silk warp and a cotton weft with a series of broad yellow stripes alternating with a group of narrower ones in purple, white and light blue. The panel is backed with cotton and edged with gilt thread. The narrow stripes are woven in satin of 5 and the yellow stripes in 4/1 twill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.75in
  • Width: 20.75in
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.353-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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