Set of Curtains
ca. 1923 (made)
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Set of six hand woven silk and rayon curtains. They have a cream warp with a coarser rayon weft forming a broken twill. The rayon weft shades from a deep peach over the lower half, through orange, to a deepish blue at the curtain's top. The design consists of a large Chinese dragon brocaded across the centre in yellow rayon. Above, there are scattered, stylised cloud devices brocaded in mixtures of yellow, deepish blue and orange rayon.
Three curtains have dragons moving over the centre towards the left hand selvedges. The remaining three have their dragons moving in the reverse direction.
Three curtains have dragons moving over the centre towards the left hand selvedges. The remaining three have their dragons moving in the reverse direction.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hand woven silk and rayon |
| Brief description | Set of six silk and rayon curtains, designed and made by Ruth Lodge for Calimala, Great Britain, ca. 1923. |
| Physical description | Set of six hand woven silk and rayon curtains. They have a cream warp with a coarser rayon weft forming a broken twill. The rayon weft shades from a deep peach over the lower half, through orange, to a deepish blue at the curtain's top. The design consists of a large Chinese dragon brocaded across the centre in yellow rayon. Above, there are scattered, stylised cloud devices brocaded in mixtures of yellow, deepish blue and orange rayon. Three curtains have dragons moving over the centre towards the left hand selvedges. The remaining three have their dragons moving in the reverse direction. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Janet Milne |
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| Accession number | T.619 to E-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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