Pall
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk brocade
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Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1118842
Summary
Pall. Pale grey silk gauze ground fabric (Indian sash?) with a gold metallic brocaded cornucopia design, made from an old theatrical costume. Long narrow pieces of the fabric sewn together, made for use as pall on Ellen Terry's coffin at her funeral.