Chair seat cover fragment
Category
Textiles
Date
c. 1900
Materials
Printed cotton
Measurements
370 mm (Height)
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147341.3.21
Summary
Fragment of chair cover. One of nineteen fragments from printed cotton loose cover of cream cotton warp, buff cotton plain weave weft and weft brocading resembling a moire finish, printed in two shades of pink, two shades of red, two shades of green and three shades of blue/green. The design is of roses tied with ribbons; the repeat is incomplete and the back and seat are missing. It is trimmed with double two cm cotton braid with a scalloped edge in cream, green and pink and a self fabric frill ten and a half cm long. It is hand and machine sewn.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973