Furnishing Fabric
1870 (made)
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Strip of woven furnishing fabric showing a bold design of intersecting ogees enclosing floral sprays with shield-shaped badges at intersections in gold thread on a black ground. Fabric taken from the hem or top of a curtain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Jacquard woven silk, wool and cotton furnishing fabric. |
| Physical description | Strip of woven furnishing fabric showing a bold design of intersecting ogees enclosing floral sprays with shield-shaped badges at intersections in gold thread on a black ground. Fabric taken from the hem or top of a curtain. |
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| Credit line | Given by James and Lucilla Joll. |
| Object history | This textile was illustrated as part of a group of four textiles woven by J.W. & C. Ward in the Art Journal 1871 (p. 26). Historical significance: One of the few documented textile patterns by Christopher Dresser. The museum owns a curtain of this design in a different colourway (T.52-1983). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.2:2-2002 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2002 |
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