Untitled
Category
Textiles
Date
1769 - 1840
Materials
Silk Cotton
Measurements
400 mm (Width); 1080 mm (Length)
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151865.4.77
Summary
Silk fragment. Fragment of crimson silk damask, with crimson silk warp and crimson worsted weft. It has a warp faced satin ground with plain weave motifs and the repeat is of two alternating formal plant motifs. The lining is of beige cotton twill weave warp faced satin. It is French, possibly English.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.