Curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brocade and cotton
Measurements
2890 mm (Width); 2920 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 19506.2.1
Summary
Left-hand curtain of a pair of lined burgundy brocade curtains ( Avon Room curtains). Main body light damaged in folds. Faded, worn leading edge. Cotton sateen lining, bad light damage, shredded areas .Curtain fabric has been netted in places. Linen interlining. Forty-three metal hooks, hand-sewn with linen thread on a woven heading tape, machine stitched on to curtain. Mitred corners on hem. NT label top left, bottom right.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.