Tablecloth
Walpoles of Sloane Street, London
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Linen damask
Measurements
2280 mm (Width); 3600 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Sloane Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18045.1
Summary
White linen damask dining tablecloth, one of a pair in unused condition, tied in green ribbon. Woven into damask on one edge are the words 'IRISH WOVEN LINEN DAMASK'. Marked on hem in ink 4yds x 2½ yds. Two paper labels stuck on one edge. One label reads 'WALPOLES / of / SLOANE STREET SW1 / BELGRAVIA 3667 / S115 90/144 / 15 Gns (crossed out in red) / £14/9/6 (written in red).' Smaller label stuck underneath the first, printed in green, reads 'Made in Ireland / All Pure Linen'.
Provenance
purchase from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters
Marks and inscriptions
WALPOLES of SLOANE STREET SW1 - BELGRAVIA 3667 5115 90/144 15 Gns / £14 / 19 / 6.
Makers and roles
Walpoles of Sloane Street, London