Curtain
1925-1928 (designed and made)
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Curtain made of hand-woven silk and rayon. Grey silk warp with a coarser rayon weft forming a 2/2 twill. The lower two thirds of the curtain has a weft of pale gold which shades gradually to a deep burnt orange at the top hem. The top third is brocaded with a large stylised long necked bird in flight ('Calimala' bird). Grey supplementary rayon wefts form the bird's body and the eye is detailed in black and white.
The bottom has a narrow hem and the top is turned with part of a net lining attached. Rufflette tape has small brass rings sewn along its length.
The bottom has a narrow hem and the top is turned with part of a net lining attached. Rufflette tape has small brass rings sewn along its length.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-woven silk and rayon, brocaded, part with net lining |
| Brief description | Curtain made of hand-woven silk and rayon, designed and made by Ruth Vaughan Lodge for Calimala, Great Britain, 1925-1928 |
| Physical description | Curtain made of hand-woven silk and rayon. Grey silk warp with a coarser rayon weft forming a 2/2 twill. The lower two thirds of the curtain has a weft of pale gold which shades gradually to a deep burnt orange at the top hem. The top third is brocaded with a large stylised long necked bird in flight ('Calimala' bird). Grey supplementary rayon wefts form the bird's body and the eye is detailed in black and white. The bottom has a narrow hem and the top is turned with part of a net lining attached. Rufflette tape has small brass rings sewn along its length. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Janet Milne |
| Object history | The brocaded long necked bird was called the 'Calimala' bird by Mrs. Lodge. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.634-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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