Upholstery fabric
Category
Textiles
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
France
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349712
Summary
Upholstery fabric - Piece of ribbed silk ombre striped in shades of blue with brocading in two shades of gold silk and silver metal thread in a design of large trailing foliage. Selvedge contains some red warps and five thick white warps. Probably French and for upholstery.
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade