Fabric Sample

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Artist/Maker	Duckworth and Eddleston (Manufacturers)
Place of origin	Lancashire (made)

'Damask' woven viscose (?). Silver-grey ground bearing woven inscription 'To commemorate the visit of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary this cloth was woven by Duck Worth & Eddleston Roe Lee Mills Blackburn', surrounded by woven floral banding featuring shamrocks, thistles and roses. Surmounted by crown on top of laurel wreath. Below is woven date, July 10, 1913

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Category	Textiles
Object type	Fabric sample
Materials and techniques	printed cotton Damask Weaving
Brief description	Sample, woven damask, Duckworth and Eddleston, 1914
Physical description	'Damask' woven viscose (?). Silver-grey ground bearing woven inscription 'To commemorate the visit of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary this cloth was woven by Duck Worth & Eddleston Roe Lee Mills Blackburn', surrounded by woven floral banding featuring shamrocks, thistles and roses. Surmounted by crown on top of laurel wreath. Below is woven date, July 10, 1913
Dimensions	Width: 35cm Length: 19cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Crown device and letters and numerals disclaimed' (Label; ink inscription on label; 1914) '99323' (Registration number; Patent Office Registration Number; on label; 1914) Transliteration .
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.329-2002

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Record created	January 31, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73705/fabric-sample-duckworth-and-eddleston/

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